When most investors think about inflation, they think about the Consumer Price Index. But for the Federal Reserve’s decisions on interest rates, another government report looms larger: the Personal ...

The key gauge to measure inflation does not take into account major expenses that have surged for consumers since the pandemic — including interest charges from credit cards and auto loans, tips and ...

Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment is 2.8%, but over time, a pattern has emerged in how the agency calculates ...

If market watchers get out their magnifying glasses, they can certainly find some evidence of tariffs impacting inflation in various goods, but those goods are such a small part of the overall CPI ...

Inflation is being closely watched right now by several parties, ranging from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to the Federal Reserve to followers of economic data and monetary policy. All ...

CPI inflation cooled again, with May's 0.1% rise beating expectations and supporting positive sentiment for stocks, rates, and treasuries. Front-loading by importers ahead of tariffs has temporarily ...

Social Security's COLAs are based on an index that doesn't take senior spending habits into account. If the government based COLAs on senior spending, retirees would have gotten more benefits in seven ...

When does the next CPI report land and what inflation rate is expected?

Will investors be able to trust the U.S. government's unemployment numbers? Investor concerns about manipulation of the consumer-price index may be exaggerated. Such concerns have grown since ...