CPI, Fed and Inflation
CPI Inflation Worse Than Expected Last Month—But Still At 3.5-Year Low In Last Pre-Election Report
This was the last CPI report before Election Day as inflation dwells on the mind of many voters. Since Jan. 2021, when Joe Biden took office, the index has climbed 20.1%, equating to 5.5% annualized inflation, signaling the extended pain many Americans feel even as 12-month inflation rates slow to historically normal levels.
Inflation slowed again in September, CPI report shows. Will the Fed keep cutting rates?
The consumer price index highlighted moderating inflation for a sixth straight month but it slowed less than expected
CPI Report Suggests the Fed Will Cut Rates By a Quarter Point at Next Few Meetings
Heartened by a healthy labor market and close-to-target price growth, Fed officials are set on returning to a monetary policy stance that neither boosts nor slows the U.S. economy—and they see plenty of time to get there.
September CPI Report: Inflation Declines Less Than Expected
Headline CPI rose 2.4% in September, while the core index increased 3.3%, both above expectations. Read more to see my thoughts on the report.
Last CPI report before Election Day shows inflation rate at 2.4%
The latest Consumer Price Index report, the last that will be released before Election Day, showed inflation continued to cool in September. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger has more.
Fed’s Goolsbee Shrugs Off CPI Report, Points to Inflation Trend
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said he wasn’t overly concerned with a higher-than-forecast September inflation report and stuck by his view that the US central bank has moved past its singular focus on price pressures.
September CPI Report: Underlying Stubbornness Not Enough To Alter The Fed's Course
The September CPI report revealed slightly higher than anticipated inflation, marking the second consecutive month of an upside surprise.
CPI Report: Inflation Rose More Than Expected in September
Follow live coverage and analysis of the September consumer price index report, released Thursday at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time.
The Federal Reserve may have pretty much just hit its 2% inflation target
This week’s inflation data provided more evidence that the Federal Reserve is nearing its objective, fresh on the heels of ...
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How inflation largely came back to normal, according to experts
Price increases are hovering right near the Fed's target rate of 2%. Inflation has loomed over the U.S. economy like a ...
Inflation Continues Its Bumpy Decline With Mixed September Reading
The consumer-price index rose 2.4% from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Thursday, after rising 2.5% in August.
Inflation Drops to Lowest Point Since February 2021
The steady decline shown in September data from the Labor Department supports a positive economic outlook after a shaky ...
Wholesale inflation remained cool last month in latest sign that price pressures are slowing
Wholesale prices in the United States were unchanged last month in another sign that inflation is returning to something ...
Inflation eased slightly in September, as election nears
Inflation fell in September, reflecting an improving economy that has yet to convince many Americans a month before the ...
U.S. Inflation Reaches Lowest Point in 3 Years
U.S. inflation has hit its lowest level since early 2021, marking a cooling trend in three years of economic price pressures.
Inflation Cools Slightly in September
Consumer prices rose 2.4 percent versus last year, ticking down from the pace of the previous month. It was less of a ...
Some Californians saw income increases despite soaring inflation. Here’s who and where
Californians aren’t certain whether economic progress will last but largely feel good about personal finances, according to ...
Abortion has passed inflation as the top election issue for women under 30, survey finds
Abortion has passed inflation to become the top issue in the presidential election for women younger than 30 since Vice ...