According to a recent Social Security COLA survey by The Motley Fool that asked 2,000 retirees about the COLA, 81% of retirees say that the 2025 COLA will not help them keep up with their essential ...

Higher gas prices caused headline inflation to pick up sharply last month, the August Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed Wednesday, but a moderating pace of underlying inflation should keep the ...

I show you how to save and invest. On August 10 at 8.30am ET Consumer Price Index data for the month of July will be released, revealing the latest U.S. inflation trends. The prior reading for the ...

L&I compares the CPI-W in the year-over-year period ending in August. Housing and food costs increased over the past year, ...

With the latest 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in effect, the average benefit has climbed to $1,976 per month. It's ...

To calculate the following year's COLA, the SSA looks at the year-over-year change in the CPI-W in the third quarter of the year; the agency takes the year-over-year change in July, August ...

A mixed August CPI report keeps the Federal Reserve on track to cut interest rates at the next Fed meeting, with a quarter-point cut looking much more likely than a half-point reduction in ...

The BLS also publishes the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The CPI-W covers 29% of the U.S. population living in households with income derived ...

(AFP via Getty Images) The consumer price index reading for August will be one of the last major economic releases ahead of the Federal Reserve’s Sept. 17-18 policy meeting. If the inflation ...

The CPI-U is distinct from the CPI-W index, which covers 29% of the U.S. population. This metric measures inflation and is an indicator of the effectiveness of government fiscal and monetary policies.

WSJ’s Dion Rabouin digs into August’s CPI inflation report and explains what’s really happening with prices. Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Dion Rabouin breaks ...