The core consumer price index showed a seasonally adjusted 0.2% gain on a monthly basis and 2.6% annually. Both were 0.1 percentage point below expectations. On a headline basis, the CPI posted an ...

Falling rents and looming tariff impacts may lift goods inflation, squeeze margins, and raise recession risk. Read more on tariffs here.

Inflation unexpectedly – and sharply – slowed in November, a seemingly welcome change for Americans weighed down by the persistently high cost of living. However, economists were quick to caution ...