2023-12-12 16:31:40 Prices across a broad range of goods and services edged higher in November but were mostly in line with expectations, further easing pressure on the Federal Reserve. The consumer price index, a closely watched inflation gauge, increased 0.1% in November, and was up 3.1% from a year ago, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. … Read more
2023-10-12 13:39:51 Prices that consumers pay for a wide variety of goods and services increased at a slightly faster-than-expected pace in September, keeping inflation in the spotlight for policymakers. The consumer price index, a closely followed inflation gauge, increased 0.4% on the month and 3.7% from a year ago, according to a Labor Department report … Read more
2023-08-10 15:54:38 The consumer price index rose 3.2% from a year ago in July, a sign that inflation has lost at least some of its grip on the U.S. economy. Prices accelerated a seasonally adjusted 0.2% for the month, in line with the Dow Jones estimate, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. However, the … Read more
2023-08-09 19:04:14 Gas station signboards display prices in Bethesda, Maryland on August 6, 2023. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Thursday’s consumer price index report likely will show that the pace of price increases is easing, but not enough to get the Federal Reserve to retreat on its inflation fight. If the Wall Street … Read more
2023-07-12 13:35:05 Inflation fell to its lowest annual rate in more than two years during June, the product both of some deceleration in costs and easy comparisons against a time when price increases were running at a more than 40-year high. The consumer price index, which measures inflation, increased 3% from a year ago, which … Read more
2023-06-13 15:41:14 The inflation rate cooled in May to its lowest annual rate in more than two years, likely taking pressure off the Federal Reserve to continue raising interest rates, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. The consumer price indexwhich measures changes in a multitude of goods and services, increased just 0.1% for the month, bringing … Read more
2023-06-12 21:02:04 Gas prices on a sign at a Shell gas station in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Inflation data from May will show that the price increases that have been bedeviling consumers for the past two years are slowing down. The question, though, will … Read more
2023-05-08 16:43:56 People walk in front of a store along the Magnificent Mile shopping district on March 15, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Household spending is expected to decrease significantly over the next year, according to a New York Federal Reserve survey released Monday that reflects downbeat consumer sentiment as well … Read more