Americans were already feeling squeezed by rising prices, and now they have fresh data to confirm it. After months of relative stability, consumer prices are climbing at their quickest annual pace in ...

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge remained stubbornly high in February as consumers continued to face elevated price growth. The Commerce Department on Thursday reported that the ...

Sharply rising gas prices drove inflation to 3.3% in March, the highest rate in nearly two years. Inflation is expected to accelerate in the coming months as aftershocks from the US-Israeli war with ...

Economists had predicted inflation would jump nearly an entire percentage point from 2.4% in February to 3.3% in March on an annual basis, according to the average of six separate forecasts reviewed ...

Here’s something no American wants to hear: Prices are surging again, and uncomfortably high inflation could be with us for quite some time. Inflation has been a thorn in the US economy’s side since ...

Soaring energy costs led to the biggest monthly increase in the Consumer Price Index since the peak of the post-pandemic inflation crisis in June 2022. By Colby Smith Colby Smith covers the Federal ...

The sudden increase in US gasoline prices felt by American consumers is set to be on full display in key inflation data due out this coming week. Economists are penciling in a 1% increase in the ...

Consumer prices were up 3.3% in March from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Friday, much hotter than February’s gain of 2.4%. It was the highest reading in two years. But it was also in line ...

Inflation surged in March as consumer prices jumped amid the economic disruptions caused by the Iran war's impact on the energy market. The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday said that the consumer ...

I Bonds saw a surge in popularity in 2022 but fell out of favor when inflation subsided. Higher inflation, following the Iran war and other factors, gives savers a reason to take a second look at I ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson, Allysia Finley and Dan Henninger. Photo: Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press The Labor Department’s consumer price ...

An energy shock stemming from the fighting has added a layer of complexity to the Federal Reserve’s decision-making around interest rates. By Colby Smith Colby Smith covers the Federal Reserve. Early ...