Inflation is a term that refers to prolonged price increases. Put simply, inflation is the reason why your dollar doesn't go as far as it used to in the past. As prices rise, you get less for your ...

The U.S. annual inflation rate jumped to 4.2% in May, a three-year high. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with economist Claudia Sahm about what the numbers mean and what the Fed may do about it. Claudia ...

The CPI surged higher in September due to spiking energy prices, but this is only part of the inflation story.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the September meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the William McChesney ...

The Consumer Price Index for July showed prices rose 3.4 percent from a year ago as the war in Iran dragged on. Note: Data is seasonally adjusted year-over-year change in the Consumer Price Index.

LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The main reason political pressure on the Federal Reserve has not caused markets to price in deeper interest rate cuts is perhaps the simplest: U.S. inflation is just too ...

Data collection issues skewed the latest Consumer Price Index report, economists warned, clouding the picture for the Federal Reserve as it also grapples with a cooling labor market. By Colby Smith ...

Just as in the previous month, the biggest source of downward price pressures was petrol, which fell by 3%. But headline inflation numbers are often a poor guide to where prices are heading, for a few ...