September’s inflation reading came in at 3%. That marks the fifth straight month of higher inflation. It puts the Federal Reserve in a tough spot. The Fed targets 2% inflation, and the latest data is moving in the wrong direction. I am Taylor Sohns, CEO ...

The disinflationary trend in (sticky) service prices has ended at the level above 3%. The deflationary trend in (flexible) goods prices has ended and now the goods inflation is also rising driven by tariffs. Given that energy and food prices are also ...

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 as 3% in September. The slightly lower rate for ...

Inflation is set to fall from 3.6 per cent when the latest figure is released this Wednesday, though it will remain well above the Bank of England target level, experts are predicting. Most forecasters estimate that the consumer prices index (CPI) measure ...

Corporate earnings were the primary market driver this week, fueling sector-specific rallies and helping equities reclaim record levels. Friday’s September CPI report confirmed the inflation slowdown investors had been hoping for. Headline CPI rose 0.3% ...

The November Consumer Price Index report arrives at a sensitive moment for markets, with investors already scaling back expectations for further Federal Reserve easing. Markets are currently pricing in just a 24% chance of a fourth consecutive Federal ...

After adjusting for inflation, the average net costs of college tuition at public institutions has decreased over the past decade. While news accounts often attribute a recent decline in American’s confidence in the value of higher education to their ...

The consumer price index increased 2.7% in December as expected, matching the year-over-year increase in November.