The Iran war has pushed up gasoline, groceries and other prices for consumers.

The consumer price index declined unexpectedly in November 2025. It was the first CPI report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics since the government shutdown ended last month. Economists said that ...

While policymakers focus on containing the inflation rate, consumers care more about whether their incomes grow faster than ...

For the rest of 2026, models from forecasting companies like Trading Economics anticipate an inflation rate of about 3.5% ...

There were some encouraging economic developments this week that millions of Americans likely warmly welcomed. The unemployment rate in January, for example, declined to 4.3% as employers added more ...

K EVIN WARSH’S first day in his new job on May 22nd was instructive. For the first time in nearly 40 years, the chairman of ...

The consumer price index rose 2.7% in December 2025 from 12 months earlier, unchanged from November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tariffs put some upward pressure on prices for ...