Inflation rose last month amid weakening job market: How will the Fed respond?

Typically, the Fed would cut its key interest rate when unemployment rises, but it would raise rates — or at least keep them unchanged — in the face of rising inflation. Read More

Fed's favored inflation gauge shows consumer price pressures remained elevated in July

The Commerce Department released the July PCE inflation report which showed the growth of consumer prices remained elevated as the Federal Reserve considers an interest rate cut. Read More

Inflation edges higher in August, but Fed still likely to trim rates

Inflation accelerated in August, although it’s unlikely to derail expectations for the Federal Reserve to cut rates at its meeting next week. Read More

Inflation ticked up in August, but Fed rate cut in play as jobless claims surge

U.S. inflation picked up moderately in August, with prices up 2.9% from a year earlier. The Federal Reserve next meets Sept. 16-17. Read More

Inflation is creeping higher, with some Americans saying they're squeezed: "It's really challenging"

The Consumer Price Index likely inched higher in August, reflecting higher costs for food and other items, economists say. Read More

Consumer Spending Comes In Strong as Inflation Data Point to Rate Cut

Inflation ticked up slightly in July, but that didn’t stop shoppers from opening their wallets. Consumer spending grew by 0.3% last month, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Friday, the ... Read More

Key US inflation gauge holds mostly steady though core inflation ticks higher

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve‘s preferred inflation gauge mostly held steady last month despite President Donald Trump‘s broad-based tariffs, but a measure of underlying inflation increased. Read More

What To Expect From Tomorrow's CPI Inflation Report

Tariffs continued to push up prices and squeeze household budgets in August, if forecasters are right about this week's highly anticipated inflation report. Read More

US inflation steady as core prices climb higher

The Federal Reserve‘s preferred inflation gauge mostly held steady last month despite President Donald Trump’s broad-based tariffs, but a measure of underlying inflation increased. Prices rose 2.6% in ... Read More

Inflation climbed in August as Trump's tariffs intensified

Consumer prices rose 2.9% in August compared to a year ago, marking an uptick in price increases as President Donald Trump's tariff policy intensified. The reading matched economists' expectations. Read More

Fed's favored inflation gauge shows consumer price pressures remained elevated in July

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge showed that inflationary pressures remained elevated in July, as the central bank mulls an interest rate cut at its meeting next month. The Commerce ... Read More