Inflation, Coronavirus Drive Consumer Sentiment Downward - U.S. News & World Report

The University of Michigan’s final Consumer Sentiment Index for January came in at 67.2 Friday, well down from its prior level of 70.6 as consumers fretted about inflation and the ongoing ... Read More

Americans are eating into their pandemic savings to handle inflation - CBS News

Why some experts say fears of a recession could lead to one 07:46. Americans are tapping into substantial savings they've accumulated over the course of the pandemic, amid soaring inflation that's ... Read More

Consumer sentiment sinks on inflation and Omicron worries

Worries over soaring prices and the Omicron variant of the coronavirus soured Americans’ views of the economy in January. US consumer sentiment in January fell nearly 5% to the lowest level ... Read More

Consumer prices post biggest decline since 2008 as coronavirus puts clamps on inflation - MarketWatch

Consumer prices sank 0.8% in April to mark the biggest decline since the 2008 Great Recession. One thing anxious Americans don’t have to worry about, with the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down ... Read More

Consumer prices drop again as pandemic cuts rate of inflation to near zero - MarketWatch

The cost of some U.S. consumer goods such as groceries have spiked for households, but inflation more broadly fell again in May owing to a slump in demand triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. Read More

The Pandemic Is Sparking Big Changes In How We Spend Money : Coronavirus Updates - NPR

Consumer prices rose 0.4% in August and 1.3% over the last 12 months. Some economists say that official measure understates inflation, because the pandemic has changed both what and how we buy. Read More

Consumer prices soaring: Americans spending 15% more on goods than before the pandemic - Chicago Sun-Times

Americans are now spending 15% more on goods than before the coronavirus pandemic, with inflation eroding strong gains in wages and salaries workers have seen in recent months. Read More

Inflation is soaring in the U.S.: Here’s why prices keep rising

The consumer price index, the U.S.'s key inflation measure, soared by 0.9 percent in June - the largest one-month increase in inflation measures in 13 years, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Read More

Surging inflation could hinder global economic recovery from the pandemic, OECD warns - Fox Business

The OECD said it expects consumer-price inflation in the U.S. to average 4.4% in 2022, up from 3.1% when it released its forecasts in September, and to hit 2.5% in 2023. Both rates are well above ... Read More

Schools struggle to provide meals for kids as inflation sends food costs soaring - CBS News

Schools face millions in unpaid lunch debt 02:07. Between the end of pandemic-related school aid and the sharp increase in food costs, schools and families are getting squeezed in yet another area ... Read More

Inflation, after the pandemic, is going to change. Or is it? - Marketplace

The gist: Inflation is gonna rise, for a time, as we come out of the pandemic, but then it’s gonna fall and everything will be fine. Well those, my friends, are fightin’ words to some economists. Read More

Covid-19: Soaring prices and vaccine research targeted - BBC News

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Wednesday morning. ... We'll have another update for you this evening. 1. ... Inflation, measured by the Consumer Prices Index, ... Read More