Rising food and fuel costs, an unfavorable base effect, and recent flare-up in crude oil prices have prompted economists to ...

STORY: Core CPI increased 2.4% year-on-year in August after rising 2.5% in July. Core CPI inflation was lifted by a 5.9% jump in mobile phone costs, likely related to service changes at AT&T. "Over ...

Inflation is one of the economy’s most important vital signs and one of the subtlest to measure. The CPI inflation rate—the 12-month change in the consumer-price index—gets most of the attention. But ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Labor Department's March CPI shows how prices are changing, from groceries and rent to gas. Headline inflation rose 3.3% from ...

A dated reading on the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge showed prices remained elevated before the war in Iran broke out, reinforcing that the central bank will remain on hold. Inflation ...

A cooler July inflation reading is likely to take expectations of a September rate hike off the table. The Consumer Price Index on a "core" basis, excluding volatile food and energy prices, rose 2.5% ...

Inflation is expected to rise slightly in July, as declining oil prices and fading tariff concerns could help contain broader price pressures. Economists expect core inflation to pick up in July.

Japan's core inflation came in line within expectations. Headline inflation strengthened marginally, but "core-core" inflation eased slightly. The Bank of Japan earlier this week had highlighted ...

Trump wants lower interest rates, but inflation from tariffs, the Iran war and the AI boom is making it harder for the Fed to cut rates.