Consumer prices

Annual inflation rate accelerates to 2.7% in November, as expected

Consumer prices rose at a faster annual pace in November, a reminder that inflation remains an issue both for households…

The CPI report Wednesday is expected to show progress on inflation has hit a wall

A man shops at a Target store in Chicago on November 26, 2024. Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP | Getty Images…

The Federal Reserve may have pretty much just hit its 2% inflation target

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell arrives to a news conference following the September meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee…

Here’s the inflation breakdown for September 2024 — in one chart

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Inflation fell in September as lower gasoline prices combined with other waning price pressures…

CPI inflation September 2024

The pace of price increases over the past year took was higher than forecast in September while jobless claims posted…

Week’s two key inflation reports to help decide size of Fed’s rate cut

People shop at a store in Brooklyn on August 14, 2024 in New York City.  Spencer Platt | Getty Images…

CPI inflation report August 2024:

Inflation in August declined to its lowest level since February 2021, according to a Labor Department report Wednesday that also…

Here’s the deflation breakdown for August 2024 — in one chart

Inflation cooled in August and fell to its lowest level since February 2021, which was around the time the consumer…

Consumer prices rose 0.2% in August as annual inflation rate hits lowest since early 2021

Inflation in August declined to its lowest level since February 2021, according to a Labor Department report Wednesday that also…

Two key inflation reports this week will help decide the size of the Fed’s interest rate cut

The Federal Reserve gets its last look this week at inflation readings before it will determine the size of a…