Hope for inflation relief is quickly fading, as supply chains remain mangled, labor markets grow increasingly tighter and prices keep ratcheting higher, so much that they rose in January to levels not seen since February 1982. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine could have secondary effects that drive up prices on energy, oil, raw materials and other commodities even more.| Bankrate
Fed officials back in September expected that they’d lift interest rates one more time. Will they be able to follow through?| Bankrate
Economists say recessions are a natural part of life, but they can still bring uncertainty at best and financial pain at worst.| Bankrate
While many people think of investing as trying to make a short-term score in the stock market, it’s long-term investing where investors can really build wealth. Here are some of the top long-term investments.| Bankrate
Setting borrowing costs is how the Fed does its job: steering the world’s largest economy between the twin infernos of recession and overheating.| Bankrate
Experts are saying consumers and businesses could already be feeling the pinch of stagflation, as the economy slows but inflation stays hot.| Bankrate