Inflation and the EconomyInflation is one of the most important and frequently discussed economic topics. Economists, ...

Following months of a brief pause, inflationary pressures continued to rise in December for the second consecutive month.

Inflation rose one-tenth of a percentage point to 2.8% for the year ending in September, according to a hotly anticipated release of the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge. The Friday report ...

Inflation eased its grip on the American consumer in November, with prices rising 2.7% from a year earlier, the Labor Department said in a Dec. 18 report. The annual inflation rate had crept as high ...

The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the core PCE price index, rose 2.8% year-over-year in September. The headline index was up 2.8% year-over-year, the highest level since April 2024. The Fed will ...

Food inflation has been relatively moderate though in recent years compared with the steep rise in grocery costs in 2022. The ...