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The Labor Department says consumer prices increased 0.3% in December and held steady at 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. Food prices increased 0.7% for the month and were up 3.1% from a year ago. Gas ...

Two inflation reports drop this week, but neither captures the full picture of what's happening to prices in real time. The ...

The CPI was expected to rise 2.5% on an annual basis last month, according to economists polled by financial data firm FactSet. The January CPI represents the slowest pace of inflation since May 2025 ...

Nearly six years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the underlying inflation process in advanced economies has ...

The January inflation reading offered encouraging signs for consumers and the U.S. economy, with the Consumer Price Index coming in below Wall Street expectations and falling to its lowest level in ...

War headlines continue to move markets—sometimes, a lot. But investors will also watch for movement on inflation and earnings ...

After January’s cooler-than-expected inflation report, economists believe inflation remained steady in February, largely driven by lower vehicle and housing prices. Grocery prices are also likely to ...

A debate is brewing about whether the rate of inflation really slowed in January. A key linchpin in the debate is the recent government shutdown. Since the government was closed in October and half of ...

The Reserve Bank of India unveiled the first monetary policy for the new fiscal 2026-27 (FY27) on Wednesday, April 8, ...