Trump Gets Bad News on Inflation

The acceleration in the CPI reading is bad news for President Donald Trump, who is pushing for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and stimulate the economy. The Fed's Board of Governors has so ... Read More

Fed official reveals why America's economy remains 'really healthy' despite holding off on rate cuts

Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said that she does not see an immediate reason to cut interest rates and that the U.S. economy is "really healthy." ... Read More

Inflation Came in Faster Than Expected in August Even as Gas Prices ...

Overall inflation moderated less than anticipated, and a closely watched measure of price pressures jumped, bad news for the Federal Reserve. 14 Inflation 12 10 +8.3% in Aug. Price increases ... Read More

From inflation to mortgages: What last week’s data says about the economy

Inflation is really cooling off, according to two sets of data released last week. Wednesday’s Consumer Price Index showed that annual inflation slowed from 4% to 3% in June, the lowest level ... Read More

Inflation cools. What the CPI report says about the economy - MSN

Inflation cooled more than expected last month, with consumer prices rising 2.3% year-over-year in April, down from a 2.4% annual rate in March. The April Consumer Price Index (CPI) report ... Read More

A juiced-up economy is good news, right? Not if inflation ... - MSN

The CPI is forecast to show a 0.2% monthly increase in December and a sharper 0.3% gain in the more closely followed core rate that strips out food and energy prices. The core rate is viewed as a ... Read More

Inflation and the Fed Decision Show It Was a Good Week for the Economy ...

CPI increased 4% from May 2022 to May 2023, the Labor Department said on Tuesday, the lowest year-over-year inflation rate since March 2021. This came in well under the year-over-year percent ... Read More

US inflation cools further in welcome sign for economy

The Consumer Price Index fell by 0.1% between May and June, the first month-on-month decline in four years. The drop in consumer prices, reported by the Labor Department on Thursday, puts the 12 ... Read More

Inflation, GDP and the Economy: What We Learned This Week - The New ...

Fresh data on inflation and growth, and actions by policymakers, created a complex picture of the global economy. By Marie Solis Several countries released reports on economic growth and inflation ... Read More

Ahead of Midterms, How Bad Is the Economy, Really? - The Wall Street ...

The 2022 midterm elections are being held in a strange economic environment. Inflation is high but unemployment is low. So is the economy good or bad? We go behind the political messaging to break ... Read More

Opinion: The bad news about the economy - CNN

The inflation report for April brought no good news. The year-over-year inflation rate was 8.3%. The monthly “core” inflation, stripping away volatile food and energy prices, was 0.6%, which ... Read More

A juiced-up economy is good news, right? Not if inflation reignites ...

Fresh worries about rising prices are troubling Wall Street Last Updated: Jan. 14, 2025 at 4:50 a.m. ET First Published: Jan. 13, 2025 at 2:34 p.m. ET Share ... Read More