Inflation Remains a Problem as March Consumer Prices Come in Above Expectations

Housing and energy costs drove the consumer price index to a 0.4% increase in March, the same as in February, but above the estimate of economists. Read More

US consumer inflation up unexpectedly in February

Consumer prices in the United States picked up last month, a sign that inflation remains a persistent challenge ... Prices rose 0.4% from January to February, a pickup from the previous month's ... Read More

Live Updates: Inflation Runs Hotter Than Expected

Consumer prices rose 3.5 percent in March from a year earlier, a larger-than-predicted jump. The underlying details could worry the Federal Reserve. Read More

Elevated Inflation Data Is Expected To Delay Interest Rate Cuts

Stubbornly high inflation data from Q1 2024 is expected to delay the first interest rate cut from the Federal Open Market Committee until at least July and perhaps later. Read More

Fed’s preferred inflation gauge rose 2.8% in February — reducing hopes for quicker rate cuts

A key measure of inflation showed prices remained stubbornly high in February ... remains above the central bank’s 2% target. The report from the Commerce Department also showed consumer ... Read More

February CPI Report: What the Experts Are Saying About Inflation

A data-dependent Federal Reserve is likely to push back the timing of its first interest rate cut after Tuesday's release of the February Consumer ... The inflation picture remains mixed at ... Read More

Inflation ticked up in February, reversing some prior progress

Consumer prices rose 3.2% in February compared to ... came in nearly double the overall inflation, rising 5.7% over that period. Offering a sign of good news, the prices for many grocery story ... Read More

This week: economic growth, unemployment, inflation update

Economic gauge The Commerce Department releases its initial estimate of first-quarter economic growth on Thursday. Read More

Yearly inflation hits 3.2% in February

WASHINGTON -- Consumer prices in the United States picked up last month, a sign that inflation remains a persistent ... Prices rose 0.4% from January to February, higher than the previous month's ... Read More

An Inflation Gauge Closely Tracked by the Federal Reserve Shows Price Pressures Easing Gradually

Still, inflation remains stubbornly above the Fed ... said that even a 0.3% January-to-February uptick in consumer prices was probably still too hot for the Fed’s inflation fighters. Read More

Good news as SA consumer food inflation cools to 6% in February

South Africa's consumer ... February this year, from 7% in January, underpinned by the deceleration across most food products. Lower food inflation leads to lower food prices, which is good news ... Read More