Learn how the Iran conflict is influencing inflation, market expectations and Federal Reserve policy, and why current signals show caution but not crisis.

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Since the U.S.-Israeli war was mounted against Iran, oil prices have surged. As a result, pundits, journalists, and many economists have dusted off an often-used song sheet. It claims that higher oil prices will fuel inflation. While this narrative is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Patton covers the financial markets, economy, and national debt. Will tariffs cause inflation? As Democrats and Republicans argue over the effects of tariffs on inflation and the ...

Back in 2022, when the labor market was so hot that Beyoncé even released a song about it, Americans were job hopping in large numbers, boosting their salary in the process. The Great Resignation was in full swing. That fueled fears of a “wage-price ...

Mass deportation of immigrants and undocumented workers might come with an unexpected side effect: inflation. That’s according to Moody Analytics’s chief economist Mark Zandi, who told Fortune [1] that if immigrants continue to be deported at the ...