Inflation likely accelerated in December, putting pressure on the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates relatively high.

Use this inflation calculator to see how prices are changing: Inflation is the loss of purchasing power over time as prices rise. It is often expressed as a percentage and generally refers to a trend ...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is used as a chief barometer of inflation. But what is it and ... The CPI weighs certain spending categories more than others, based on what people are spending ...

The closely scrutinized monthly consumer-price index is due at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here are some key points to know ahead of the report: Economists expect annual inflation to come in at 2.9% as of December, ...

Morningstar looks to the personal consumption expenditures price Index ... You may have otherwise heard of the consumer price index (CPI) to gauge inflation, but PCE captures a wider scope ...

Personal consumption expenditures amounted to 68% ... have increased by 10% in the last year, while consumer credit rose less than inflation, just two percent. Certainly some people struggle ...

Some signs of a consumer spending slowdown emerged last month, potentially signaling tighter financial conditions for U.S.

US consumer inflation rose for a third straight month in December ... The Fed uses a different inflation measure to set interest rates, known as the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index ...

Several categories that feed through to the personal consumer expenditures from the producer price index, a measure of wholesale inflation that was released Tuesday, were mostly tame. However ...