President Trump vowed on the campaign trail to lower inflation. WSJ asked a former Federal Reserve vice chair to break down the president’s available inflation-fighting tools. Photo Illustration ...

Inflation heated up more than expected in January, as prices for groceries, housing and energy all rose for Americans in early 2025, complicating President Donald Trump’s agenda. A key gauge of ...

The consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.5 percent in January to hit an annual increase of 3.0 percent after advancing by 2.9 percent in December. Economists were expecting the CPI to ...

A recent survey by WalletHub, the personal finance site, found that most Americans don’t think their bank accounts are keeping up with inflation. And a CBS poll found that two-thirds of ...

Not money as in cash, but the supply of money, the price of money as measured by interest rates, and their impact on inflation? The answer would appear to be no after Mr. Trump called for lower ...

The Consumer Price Index report for January is expected to show broadly unchanged annual inflation compared to December, according to nowcasts. The CPI release is scheduled for February 12.

This index is primarily used to determine current inflation and predict how prices might change in the near future. According to the Labor Department’s most recent report, CPI in January was 3.0 ...

Inflation ticked higher in January as stubbornly high prices continued to strain Americans' household finances as the Federal Reserve weighs a continued pause to its interest rate cut plans. The ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. US inflation accelerated last month as the cost of groceries and gasoline rose, a trend that will likely ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation accelerated last month as the cost of groceries, gasoline and rents rose, a disappointment for families and businesses struggling with higher costs and likely ...