Scott Horsley

AILSA CHANG, HOST: In his eight years as chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell faced a variety of economic challenges, from double-digit unemployment during the pandemic to the highest inflation in four decades. But Powell's tenure may be best re... See more

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Consumer prices are rising faster than they have in years. The latest inflation report was out Thursday for the 12 months ending in April, and NPR's Scott Horsley has been reading - brings us his analysis for the same price as ever. S... See more

Gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in almost three years. That's likely to make the Federal Reserve cautious about cutting interest rates, regardless of pressure from President Trump. Copyright 2026 NPR Gas prices pushed inflation to its hig... See more

More people in the United States are going hungry now than during the depths of the pandemic six years ago. A survey released Wednesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found higher levels of food insecurity this year than during the summer of 2020... See more

Temperatures are climbing, and so is the price of electricity. That's a one-two punch that could result in sharply higher utility bills this summer. "Climate scientists think this could be the hottest summer on record or at least close to it," says Mark W... See more