I asked ChatGPT to explain inflation like I'm 12. The result? Juice boxes, laughs and a surprisingly clear guide to how inflation really works.

Paul Steinhardt, a cosmologist at Princeton University, argued that the inflation explanation for the evolution of the universe should more properly be labeled the inflation “myth.” ...

There are different types of inflation that could affect your long-term savings and investments. One such type is called cost-push inflation, which happens when prices go up because production ...

Understanding inflation made simple: if you blow too much air into a balloon, it bursts. If you drink too much alcohol, the toxicity gives you a headache and can kill you. If you create too much money ...

Our explanation is inherently more demand-centric, showing why raising interest rates has brought goods inflation under control. Setting the stage: Market dynamics in 2021 As inflation of consumer ...

What Is Peak Inflation? Inflation that has reached its highest rate over a period is said to have reached its peak. After peaking, inflation slows down. Like ...

As for inflation allegedly being too much money chasing too few goods, such a definition suggests devalued money actually rises in circulation as producers seek equal value for what they bring to ...

A new low was scored by the indicator on Thursday, intimating the disinflationary trend continues. We're still waiting for the reflation trade. Just as the inflation indicator turned down as the ...

Responding to stubbornly rising inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve has pledged to raise interest rates more quickly than expected, which will likely dampen a red-hot housing market. On the other ...

Getting back to what inflation is not, “too much money chasing too few goods” implies two falsehoods. The first is that anything other than production can instigate actionable demand.

Inflation is currently at an unusually high level, but the $175 per household figure, which was calculated by a credible economist, is for the median-income household, and the impact on other ...