The definition of inflation is an increase in prices and a subsequent decrease in the purchasing power of money. But demand-pull inflation is slightly more complex, as it occurs when prices go up ...

Economists tell us that controlled inflation is a sign of economic growth. Central banks, such as the U.S. Federal Reserve, actually set monetary policy to maintain a consistent inflation rate of ...

Until 2001, the world of supply chain management, especially in retail, had been driven by what we call the "push system," a very linear and slow-to-move-forward process. This approach, historically ...

HAMPTON, N.H. – A nonfactor for decades, inflation is now parsed into demand pull and cost push Pricing analysts across the tech industry will have to take a new look at the mix of inflationary ...

Sir, Nick Anderson (Letters, October 22) asks for an explanation of “how inflation created from a weak sterling differs to that created from aggressive monetary policy”. Simple, Nick. Inflation ...