The April consumer price index data, released Wednesday morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, showed a year-over-year gain of 3.4%, compared with March's 3.5% increase. Economists had ...

Price hikes slowed more than expected in July, and, for the first time in more than three years, the Consumer Price Index has landed below 3%. That paves the way for the Federal Reserve to cut rates ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics published the June Consumer Price Index this morning. Here's a look at what was reported: Overall CPI increased by 3% year over year in June vs. 3.1% expectations, ...

• 8:30 AM ET - Core CPI (YoY): Expected at 2.7%, previous 2.6%. The annual core inflation rate helps identify persistent price pressures in the economy. • 10:00 AM ET - New Home Sales (MoM): Previous ...

The Consumer Price Index, or CPI, report for February 2024 showed slightly higher inflation than expected. Core services ex-housing prices are inflating at a rate over 3 times higher than the Fed's ...

It's "Social Security COLA-speculation" season, and with it comes the annual controversy about whether the government is using the right index to adjust benefits. I would argue that the current index ...