December CPI preview: forecasts for headline and core inflation, post-shutdown measurement quirks, and what it could mean for the Fed—read now.

The consumer price index showed core inflation held steady in August, but initial claims for jobless benefits surged. The Fed is a lock to cut its key interest rate next week, but market expectations ...

Falling rents and looming tariff impacts may lift goods inflation, squeeze margins, and raise recession risk. Read more on tariffs here.

The combined October-November CPI was pretty messy. The December report on consumer prices will help fix some of the flaws, but not the overall trend in inflation: Prices are still rising too quickly.

Economists forecast the CPI to rise 0.3% in April after going negative in March. Tariffs’ full impact on inflation is likely to be seen over the next three to six months. Uncertainty over trade policy ...

Inflation increased slightly in May and remained above the Federal Reserve's target rate ahead of the central bank's next meeting this month. The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday said that the ...

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the September meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the William McChesney ...

Economists forecast the CPI to rise 0.2% in May after rising by the same amount in April. The goods data will be closely watched for early signs of tariff-driven inflation, with larger impacts ...

Investors are looking ahead to an August consumer-price index report on Thursday that has the potential to curb the Federal Reserve’s enthusiasm for interest-rate cuts beyond September. A 100% ...

CPI Helped Bonds Avoid Losing Ground Bonds began the day in slightly weaker territory and managed to flip into slightly stronger territory after the CPI data. Core monthly CPI printed at 0.2, but was ...

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