Soaring metals prices, geopolitical risks and threats to the Federal Reserve’s independence are starting to raise concerns that inflation could accelerate by more than expected in 2026. That matters ...
As personal finance reporters, we're always keen to talk about the value of savings accounts offering above-average returns. One very tangible reason why? Inflation. The latest inflation reading is at ...
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Inflation is stubbornly refusing to be vanquished by presidential edict. Prices paid to domestic producers for their goods jumped by 0.5 percent during December, according to Department of Labor data ...
Americans began 2025 with affordability on the brain, hopeful that inflation would keep falling and that a new president would make good on promises to cut prices. The year brought good news on that ...
As always, there is plenty of noise about the potential for short-term inflation from tariffs, fiscal stimulus from tax cuts, and deficit spending from various governments around the world. But the ...
OTTAWA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Consumer prices in Canada rose a faster-than-expected 2.4% in December, largely due to the base effect of the previous year's sales tax break, ‌but closely watched core ...
President Trump, insisting that "there is no inflation," has been trying to force the Fed to slash short-term interest rates to 1% or even lower. The New York Federal Reserve has just published a ...
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A closely watched inflation indicator ticked up unexpectedly in December, stoking concerns that consumers and the U.S. economy continue to face challenges from rising prices. The Producer Price Index, ...
Despite the president's claims of defeating inflation, the current rate is nearly unchanged from when he took office. While gas prices have seen a noticeable drop, household utility costs and grocery ...
Core inflation, which excludes the more volatile costs of food and energy costs and is considered a better indicator of trends in price growth, held steady last month Core CPI inflation measured 2.6% ...