The consumer price index was unchanged in December, and the inflation rate for some consumer staples like food and ...

The final Consumer Price Index report of 2025 caps off a year in which inflation gradually eased but remained uneven across ...

By looking at the inflation rate each year, you can gain insight into how prices changed and how events around the globe impacted the average U.S. consumer.

Given low inflation and an economy that is struggling, there is no reason for the Fed to delay lowering interest rates. Jobs growth is only slightly higher than 1%, and the economy has expanded by ...

The economy in 2025 was filled with contradictions, as growth was healthy while hiring slowed, inflation stayed elevated and unemployment rose.

Taken together, the mainstream consensus for 2026 is a “slow‑growth, cooling‑but‑not‑cold” economy: moderate real GDP growth, ...

The annual inflation rate increased slightly in May as an uptick in grocery inflation somewhat offset lower prices at the gasoline pump. And while inflation was relatively tame, economists said they ...