Inflation Was 3.4% in August, With Gasoline Prices Still Elevated

The number matched analyst expectations and was even with July’s 3.4%.

Elevated Inflation Keeps Pressure on Fed to Raise Interest Rates

The details in the latest Consumer Price Index report could compel the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.

Social Security COLA update: What today’s inflation report means for you

Friday's figures bring the final 2027 COLA calculation closer to completion.

Inflation accelerated to 0.4% in August as gas prices rose

The consumer price index rose to 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis putting annual inflation at 3.4%, the U.S. Bureau of ...

How to Protect Your Nest Egg When Inflation Is Ballooning

For investors in or near retirement, inflation is always a threat. TIPs can get it under control.

Americans are more worried about inflation

A new surge in gasoline prices tied to the resumption of U.S.-Iran hostilities has raised the anxiety of Americans already ...
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Inflation has devoured pay gains over the past year

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that over the past 12 months, the average American’s real hourly earnings — ...

How energy is driving inflation—and how it’s not

As diesel crosses $6, the risk is building that soaring energy costs will start to hurt far beyond gas pumps.