The December CPI reading caps a year when many Americans felt squeezed by affordability pressures.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 9: Chair of the Federal Reserve of the United States Jerome Powell speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the Semiannual Monetary Policy ...

The December CPI report came in lighter than expected, but housing costs remain an overhang.

December CPI update: inflation hit 2.7% and core 2.6% as shelter and insurance rose. Click for this full review of the latest ...

December CPI may reveal if November’s drop was real or a distortion, with swaps near 3% and bond volatility at risk of ...

Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), slowed to 3.6% in October, its lowest level in five months." Inflation has been rising steadily since the start of 2025, and is still over ...

The government is releasing the September report on consumer prices (CPI) despite the government showdown. Here's what is in store. Inflation has been creeping higher from a postpandemic low of 2.3% ...

Core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices and is considered a more accurate measure of underlying inflation trends, increased 0.2% from September to November and rose 2.6% compared to ...

Here’s what the CPI inflation report this week may say about the economy. Jobs or inflation? Inflation or jobs? Figuring out which is ringing alarm bells louder this year hasn’t been easy. However, ...