The Federal Reserve has a dual mandate of promoting maximum employment and stable prices, which it tries to foster by ...

Taking a look at the year-over-year change in the two main US “core” inflation readings. The good news is that core PCE rose just 2.6% YoY in January, while the bad news is CPI rose 3.3%.

Inflation rose 2.5% over the year in January compared to 2.6% in December, marking the first decrease in four months.

Real wages—wages adjusted for inflation—have increased at a faster rate from 1971 to 2024 than inflation. Real wage growth is ...

The PCE index and other inflation yardsticks, such as the Consumer Price Index, measure the change in prices over time of a typical basket of goods and services. The January numbers match ...

Despite the positive inflation data, projections and tariff impacts indicate no further significant declines in inflation.

The latest reading of the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge showed prices rose on a monthly basis but dropped year over year, which should keep interest rates on hold when the central bank ...

Today's CPI came in lower than expected. That would normally help bonds rally, but they didn't seem too eager to do that. One ...

Consumer inflation slowed slightly last month, after January's surprising hot reading. Here's what else to note from the consumer-price index this morning: The CPI rose 2.8% in the 12 months through ...