The inflation rate last month was slightly lower than forecast by economists, although price increases are still higher than ...

Economists are bracing for intensifying price pressures and slower growth, posing a challenge for the Federal Reserve.

The U.S. budget deficit for the first five months of fiscal 2025 hit a record $1.147 trillion, the Treasury Department said ...

Inflation slowed more than expected in February and cooled for the first time in four months, but that progress may be short ...

The Labor Department on Wednesday released the consumer price index for February, which found inflation was 2.8%, slower than ...

February inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index Wednesday was 2.8% annually and was up a lower than expected 0.2% for ...

Inflation came in cooler for February. That could give Federal Reserve officials extra confidence that price pressures were ...

Inflation eased last month, but the data may offer less comfort to businesses, consumers and the Fed than it otherwise would ...

The Producer Price Index, a wholesale inflation gauge that is being closely watched for tariff-related impacts, showed that price hikes slowed substantially in February.

Renters in Manhattan were met with record-high rents in February, with a median rent of $4,500 — a 6.4% uptick from the same time last year. Prices also rose in Brooklyn and Queens as vacancy rates ...

The latest snapshot of ongoing inflation comes amid a new wave of tariffs of 25 percent on steel and aluminum imports, which ...