Inflation has truly arrived.

What the Fed continues to do will set the tone (and level of pain) for months to come.
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What Is Deflation and How Is it Different from Inflation?

Deflation is a decrease in the price of goods and services. Deflation is the opposite of inflation, which is an increase in the price of goods and services.
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Rising Interest Rates and Inflation – What does it all mean?

A tumultuous two weeks in markets culminated in a positive job report, but inflation concerns still threaten the near and long-term equity outlook.
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Inflation and the Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Inflation is a function of the money supply and of demand for products. If the money supply is fixed, as it was under the gold standard, then inflation is absolutely a function of demand. If the money supply is not fixed, as it is not under a fiat monetary system, then the money supply becomes a function of demand.
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Inflation – A Warning

The US just reached the highest inflation rate since 1982 in December. Inflation rose to 7% up from 6.8% the month prior in December 2021, suggesting that the economy is not on the growth pace that many economists predicted. 
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The U.S. Money Market – A primer

The U.S. money market is a huge and significant part of the nation's financial system in which individual and institutional investors, corporations, government agencies, and others invest their money for short-term goals. The market is also known as the money market mutual fund industry.
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What is the U.S. Capital Market?

The U.S. capital market is the most developed in the world. The U.S. capital market is the largest in the world in terms of total market capitalization, which is the total market value of all the shares of publicly held corporations, and in terms of the total value of outstanding bonds. The U.S. capital market is the most liquid in the world, meaning that it is the most easily accessible and the most efficient.
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