September’s inflation reading came in at 3%. That marks the fifth straight month of higher inflation. It puts the Federal ...

Inflation compounds over time and backward movement can cause more harm than good, but moving cash to high-yield accounts and ...

Consumers expect inflation to get worse, according to surveys, but many economists and Fed officials are optimistic that it will ease. A relatively tame inflation report in September gave ammunition ...

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge showed that inflationary pressures remained elevated in August, as policymakers seek to balance the need to restore price stability against a weakening ...

For Kasey McBlais, a 42-year-old single mom who lives in Maine with her two elementary school-aged children, the cost of running a household is only getting more expensive, from buying groceries to ...

Consumer price growth rose in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. It's the latest indication that the U.S. economy continues to contend with inflation even as the job market ...

Inflation continued to dog shoppers last month, as consumers were forced to shoulder more of the cost of President Trump's tariffs. Consumer prices in July were up 2.7% from a year ago, according to a ...

What lessons should policymakers from the Lawson Boom and subsequent recession? Asks Daniel Mahoney High inflation, unreliable data and a government banking on growth. While this sounds familiar, it ...

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In my column today I look at next week's Fed meeting. If the Fed cuts rates, as expected, it will be doing so with inflation around 3%, notably above its 2% target. Lowering rates and indicating there ...

The Personal Consumption Expenditures index, a key inflation gauge used by the Federal Reserve to make interest-rate decisions, held steady in July according to new data from the Department of ...

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter who has covered the pandemic-era economy in hundreds of stories over the past two years. He's written hundreds of stories breaking down ...