Start with this book
https://www.amazon.com/Creature-Jekyll-Island-Federal-Reserve/dp/091298645X
Even though its a long book, it kinda only scratches the surface, simply because there is so much. Use the references in the book to go deeper down the rabbit hole. Even though the Fed use to try to keep things as secretive as possible, there is still a lot leaked publicly, such as their group called the Fabian society to what policies they enforce on the UN to how they dictate the moves of the IMF, etc etc. Once you know the key locations of where to look for research purposes you’ll easily be able to conduct your research. There are a lot of conspiracy theories out there as well, so my advice to that is if you can’t back up or prove anything by strict facts that are documented, don’t listen to it, don’t try to analyze it. Fake information is one of the key factors of how no one is really able to do anything about it, but for the sake of wanting to know strict truths don’t assume that something is being done all because it sounds like something sketchy bankers would do. Only focus on the strict documented facts. Good luck and have fun with it.
I'm not sure if this would be exactly what you are looking for, but I think this is an excellent and very readable book on the subject of International finance and economics https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00979XZ70/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0#customerReviews
Re: ideas on creating fair money. It's tangential to your question, because it doesn't deal directly with inflation, but it does give the best account of the fairness issue I know of, and it is demanding a radical rethink of the monetary system. If you aren't aware, then you should read it:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nature-Society-Justice-Anthropocene-Money-Energy-Technology/dp/1108429378
Monetary Kaleidics are at play. There's no certainty about where prices will go over the short term.
> What's your sense now of the emerging systemic change?
From what you’ve posted, may I recommend Nafeez Ahmed’s book “A User’s Guide to the Crisis of Civilisation” (link - Amazon). It connects climate catastrophe, energy scarcity, food insecurity, economic instability, international terrorism, and the militarisation of society, and argues that these are inter-related because they are integral to the ideology, structure, and logic of the global political economy. It’s the clearest explanation I’ve come across of what we are witnessing, where it is likely to head, and what might be done about it.