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Can you pass a seven-question quiz on financial literacy? Most Americans could not.

Many American consumers fail to grasp the basic math of inflation, according to a large-scale study of financial literacy. The FINRA Investor Education Foundation, a financial education nonprofit, ...
Mediaite

Lauren Boebert Stumbles When Piers Morgan Asks Her to Define Inflation

Lauren Boebert sputtered when Piers Morgan asked her to define inflation while talking about Donald Trump's State of the ...
AOL

Sandra Smith Catches Former Harris Adviser Flat-Footed With Basic Question About Inflation Rate

Fox News host Sandra Smith stumped former Vice President Kamala Harris’ Senior Adviser Mike Nellis by asking him what the current rate of inflation is. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 2.7% ...
Roll Call

The electorate’s inflation report card: three factors to watch

The economy is usually the key issue in any election, and 2026 does not look to be an exception. Unemployment led President Reagan to lose 26 House seats in the 1982 midterms and President Obama to ...
Morningstar

Economists Question the Quality of U.S. Inflation Data; Bank of Canada Holds Rates; ECB Decision Eyed

Economists Question the Quality of U.S. Inflation Data; Bank of Canada Holds Rates; ECB Decision Eyed By Vicky Ge Huang Some economists are questioning U.S. inflation data accuracy due to staffing ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Fed’s Powell Says Tariff-Driven Inflation Remains a Big Question

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said the US central bank is still struggling to determine the impact of tariffs on consumer prices. “The question is, who’s going to pay for the ...
Forbes

Here’s What Inflation Is Really Telling Us

MIAMI, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 24: A customer pumps gas into their vehicle on October 24, 2025 in Miami, Florida. According to the new Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on October 24, the 12-month ...
Morningstar

Your Social Security check could rise 2.5% in 2026, but inflation and tariffs are still in question

Social Security's 2026 COLA is expected to be slightly below average; data reliability is called into question Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 is expected to be 2.5%, analysts ...
Crowdfund Insider

US Consumers’ Overall Knowledge About Inflation Increased – FINRA Foundation National Financial Capability Study

The FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation) released preliminary findings from the National Financial Capability Study, which will be published in July. The FINRA Foundation is ...