People are snapping up chickens that are “heavy layers” in response to egg inflation. The chick situation holds lessons about the broader economy. Which shortage came first: the chicks or the eggs? Spooked by a huge spike in egg prices, some consumers are taking steps to secure their own future supply. Demand for chicks that will grow ...

Supplies of goods are coming up short in the pandemic, and prices have jumped. Some economists warn that the changes could linger. For the past three decades, companies and consumers benefited from cross-border connections that kept a steady supply of electronics, clothes, toys and other goods so abundant it helped prices stay low. But as ...

The White House is emphasizing that inflation is worldwide. Economists say that’s true — but stimulus-spurred consumer buying is also to blame. The price increases bedeviling consumers, businesses and policymakers worldwide have prompted a heated debate in Washington about how much of today's rapid inflation is a result of policy choices in ...

Inflation climbed to its highest level in 40 years at the end of 2021, a troubling development for President Biden and economic policymakers as rapid price gains erode consumer confidence and cast a shadow of uncertainty over the economy's future. The Consumer Price Index rose 7 percent in the year through December, and 5.5 percent after ...