Sluggish hiring closes out a frustrating year for job seekers though unemployment slips to 4.4%

Sluggish hiring last month closed out a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even as layoffs and ...

Prices ticked up in November as Americans keep spending, a key inflation measure shows

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge ticked up in November in the latest sign that price increases remain stubbornly elevated.

Factbox-How the Fed and four other central banks have handled political pressure

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Central bank independence - the ability to set interest rates free from political pressure - is widely ...
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4 Reasons Social Security COLAs Aren't Keeping Pace With Inflation

COLA methodology measures inflation you’ve already lived through. Medical expenses consistently rise faster than inflation. There may be a better way to measure how seniors experience inflation. CEO ...
Reuters

Turkey passes law to postpone inflation accounting for three years

ANKARA, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament approved a law on Wednesday to drop a requirement for companies to produce inflation-adjusted accounts for the 2025, 2026 and 2027 financial years.
MarketWatch

Wholesale inflation was fairly tame before government shutdown, but PPI might not sway Fed rate-cut vote

The last piece of inflation data the Federal Reserve will see before its pivotal December meeting to debate another interest-rate cut showed just a mild increase in wholesale prices even before the ...
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Feed a family of 4 for $10 with these inflation-fighting meals

Inflation hasn't killed the affordable family meal yet. Here are five delicious dinners that prove you can still save without ...

Control of the House is at the center of midterms. These charts help explain the fight

Donald Trump is determined to maintain Republicans' threadbare House majority this fall and avoid a repeat of his first ...
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Will 2026 Bring Inflation Relief? Economists Weigh In

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter. He's written hundreds of articles breaking down complex financial topics in plain language, emphasizing the impact that economic ...
MarketWatch

Here’s when to expect shutdown-delayed jobs and inflation reports once the government reopens

The apparently imminent end of the federal government shutdown means Wall Street could soon be flooded by crucial reports on the U.S. economy that have been delayed for more than a month. First up: ...
Reuters

Tariffs may lower inflation, SF Fed research suggests

Jan 5 (Reuters) - The sharp increase in tariffs imposed last year by the Trump administration may reduce inflation rather than increase it, according to research published Monday by the San Francisco ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Fed’s Paulson Says Additional Rate Cuts Possible Later This Year

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Anna Paulson said modest additional interest-rate cuts could be appropriate later in 2026, but conditioned that outcome on a benign outlook for the ...