Federal Reserve decides not to change interest rates despite pressure from Trump
The Federal Reserve expressed concern that inflation has not eased enough for it to continue lowering interest rates.
Forecasts for December PCE Report Show Continued Improvement on Core Inflation
The December CPI report showed that core inflation continued to moderate in key areas like goods, even as the headline ...
What To Expect From Friday's Report On Inflation
Inflation likely accelerated in December, putting pressure on the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates relatively high.
Here’s Why Egg Prices Are So High—And May Get Worse As Bird Flu Persists
The Department of Agriculture warned egg prices may increase more than 20% this year, after December saw a year-over-year ...
Inflation has gone up for the third straight month, but switching bank accounts could help protect your funds
Knowing when to switch bank accounts can be stressful, especially as inflation rises. Find out how to know it's time to ...
Renewed inflation worries help drive oil price rally
Investors are snapping up crude oil futures as a hedge against the risk that U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened trade ...
Real World Economics: Understanding inflation will lead to trust in economic policies
Measuring key aspects of a nation’s economy is important, but the metrics used are often misunderstood by many. Quantifying ...
Here's Exactly How the 2025 Social Security COLA Affected Retirement Benefits
This is intended to help seniors and other Social Security recipients keep up with inflation and is based on Consumer Price ...
Social Security's Early 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Projection Is In -- and It's a Good News/Bad News Scenario for Retirees
What's more, surveys have shown that Social Security checks are necessary for seniors to make ends meet. A poll from ...
US Consumer Sentiment Declines for First Time in Six Months
US consumer sentiment declined in January for the first time in six months on concerns about unemployment and the impact of ...
Japan's core inflation hits 16-month high, markets brace for BOJ hike
Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.0% in December year-on-year to mark the fastest annual pace in 16 months, likely ...
Japan Inflation Jumps To 3.0% In December
Japan's annual rate of consumer price inflation accelerated to 3.0 percent in December from 2.7 percent the month before, government data showed Friday.