The job market would be weak and stocks would be down, yet the price of goods would continue to go up. Stagflation is “the worst of both worlds,” Sam Dogen, author of the Financial Samurai blog and the forthcoming book “Millionaire Milestones: Seven Steps to Seven Figures,

Stagflation — a combination of inflation and economic stagnation — is bad news for the economy and you. Here’s what stagflation means, its causes, and how it affects your money.

The risk of stagflation is trending in the US due widespread tariffs, rising inflation and slower economic growth. Here's what it could mean to your retirement.

If the average tariff rate passes 20%, that could push the US into stagflation territory and give the economy a growth shock, Citi says.

Economists are sounding the alarm that the U.S. may be sliding into a period of stagflation—a toxic mix of stalled growth, rising unemployment, and accelerating inflation that has historically proven hard to escape. On Sunday, Richard Clarida told Bloomberg Surveillance that there was already "a whiff of stagflation" in the U.S.

Stagflation, should it emerge, is hard for the Federal Reserve because typically policymakers would lift rates — or keep them high — to combat inflation. Yet if unemployment also rises, the Fed would usually cut rates to reduce borrowing costs and lift growth.

The US risks being caught between slowing growth and rising prices as a result of the sweeping tariff plans unveiled Wednesday by the Trump administration, according to the president of Apollo Global Management Inc.

Over the next few weeks, you may hear economists talk about “stagflation.” What is it, and how would it affect consumers?Normally, when there is inflat

The word stagflation has been circulating in the talking points for the U.S. economic future, either as a short-term possibility or farther reaching, as investors and financial advisors warn consumers that a period of stagnation is a possibility in the months to come.

We’ve heard the term “stagflation” arise again in recent months, with tariffs threatening to add a bit of heat to inflation as it cools down the economy. Undoubtedly, it’s not all too often that the economy is hit by stagflation.