(Corrects paragraph headed "INFLATION" to say expectations do not heighten clearly, from expectations heighten clearly) April ...

The core consumer price index showed a seasonally adjusted 0.2% gain on a monthly basis and 2.6% annually. Both were 0.1 percentage point below expectations. On a headline basis, the CPI posted an ...

The CPI was expected to rise 2.6% on an annual basis last month, according to economists surveyed by financial data firm FactSet. The CPI tracks the changes in a basket of goods and services typically ...

U.S. consumer prices rose 2.7% in December from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Jan. 13, nearly in line with forecasters’ expectations. The final Consumer Price Index report of 2025 caps off ...

Inflation that’s roughly steady defied his critics’ expectations, because they had expected Trump’s high-tariff policy to send prices significantly higher. On the other hand, even steady inflation ...

"It's too soon to know the scope and duration of potential effects on the economy" from the Middle East conflict, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday at his post-rate decision press ...

There were some encouraging economic developments this week that millions of Americans likely warmly welcomed. The unemployment rate in January, for example, declined to 4.3% as employers added more ...

The 17th straight monthly gain comes amid concerns over rising labor costs, with average hourly earnings up by 10 cents, or 5.2 percent higher than a year ago. But May’s job additions underperform the ...

Just when we thought it was safe to return to the supermarket aisle, it seems inflation has come back to bite us again. Worse, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) predicts it will linger for longer ...

The war in the Middle East risks worsening an inflation problem that the Federal Reserve has struggled for years to subdue. By Colby Smith and Ben Casselman Colby Smith covers the Federal Reserve. Ben ...