Government spending – federal, state and local – grew by less than consumer spending and business investment last year.

Not adjusted for inflation, consumer spending jumped by 0.5% in November from October and by 5.4% from a year ago. Incomes ...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has rejected claims that government spending has fuelled inflation, saying such criticism was ...

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge ticked up in November in the latest sign that price increases remain ...

A majority of Americans say cutting government spending is the best way to lower debt and costs, a new poll from the National ...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended the Albanese government’s level of spending after inflation soared in the year to ...

There’s not a unanimous view amongst the economists about what’s driving the most recent tick up in inflation.’ ...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers, who has a doctorate in political science, this week got into a public war of words over inflation with AMP’s chief finance wonk Shane Oliver, whose PhD is in economics.

U.S. consumer spending rose 0.5% in November, keeping economic growth strong as GDP surges and inflation data is distorted by the government shutdown.

While the federal government has faced criticism over the role its spending played in increasing inflation, the RBA's ...

Chris Joye, a portfolio manager with Coolabah Capital, recently wrote an article in the Australian Financial Review arguing ...

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley blasts Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, arguing his government’s high spending is having a "big ...