The most famous example of hyperinflation is Germany in the early 1920s, when inflation climbed to 30,000% per month. Zimbabwe had even worse hyperinflation in 2008, when prices soared by roughly ...

The consumer price index, an inflation gauge, rose 2.9% on an annual basis in December. That's up from 2.7% in November. Energy, food, new and used vehicles, car insurance and airline fares were ...

President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico could upend U.S. trade. These nine charts show what’s at stake, what ...