That said, a slowdown in the labor market has concerned economists more than inflation in recent months. The U.S. Federal Reserve, which had raised interest rates sharply to combat high inflation ...

The FT global inflation and interest rates tracker provides a regularly updated visual narrative of consumer price inflation and central bank policy rates around the world. Some content could not ...

While high grocery prices have remained a hot topic among consumers and politicians, the annual rate of food-at-home prices has held steady at about 1%.

The Dow and the S&P 500 ended slightly higher on Wednesday while the Nasdaq lost ground after October data showed consumer ...

Inflation currently stands at 2.4 percent, well below the historical average and not far off the US Federal Reserve’s target of about 2 percent. That’s down from a peak of 9.1 percent in June ...

The following chart shows how the ... Blinder wrote that "when the inflation rate changes abruptly, 12-month averages can leave you watching recent history rather than current events." ...

The consumer price index rose by 2.4% in September 2024 on an annual basis, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Inflation declined amid a pullback in gasoline prices and moderation in ...