The Federal Reserve’s annual inflation target is 2%, since this is the number most likely to keep prices stable and ensure U.S. consumers can make sound financial decisions. But the ideal inflation ...

In 2020, the Federal Reserve (the Fed) responded to an acute recession by cutting interest rates and launching large-scale asset purchases to support credit and stimulate demand. Then, inflation in ...

The numbers: Wholesale prices posted the biggest drop in April since the pandemic in 2020, but economists say the decline in inflation appeared to be a one-off that might not be sustained if tariffs ...

President Donald Trump promised to lower costs on his first day in office. Here’s how it’s going so far. President Donald Trump promised to lower inflation starting on Day One in the White House.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the price of just about everything has gone up considerably over the last couple years. That’s especially apparent at the grocery store, where ...

Inflation fell to 2.4% in March, down 0.4 percentage points from February, according to Thursday's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Consumer Price Index report. It marks the first time since September ...

The latest inflation figures are an important piece of the puzzle for the Reserve Bank ahead of its next interest rate ...

The Consumer Price Index climbed at an annual rate of 3% in September, coming in below economists' forecasts as the impact of President Trump's tariffs remain muted. Economists polled by financial ...

Job listings in the United States in 2021 grew plentiful while unemployment was low. To many policymakers and academics, the labor market looked hot. Recognizing the importance of inflation in such ...