The money supply of a country is a major contributor to whether inflation occurs. As a government evaluates economic conditions, price stability goals, and public unemployment, it enacts specific ...

The consumer price index fell in March, but President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda and the specter of a global trade war threaten to reverse progress.

The Fed restricted the money supply (in accordance with the Friedman rule) to tame inflation and succeeded ... and it appeared that the quantity theory of money was a good one (see chart). The rate of ...

An expansion in the money supply and high energy prices were cited as among the main reasons why inflation was so persistent at the time. The graph below shows the duration of persistent inflation ...

Some believe that money supply can also help people gauge inflation because if there is more money circulating through the economy then there is likely -- although not always -- going to be more ...