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Prices haven't fallen as Trump promised during his election campaign, with consumers still struggling through what has now become a nearly five-year case of rolling sticker shock.
A shutdown-delayed federal report released Friday found overall U.S. inflation crept up slightly in September, driven mostly by rising gas and grocery prices as consumer spending cooled.
A key measure of US inflation eased more than expected in September, offering the Federal Reserve fresh evidence that price pressures are continuing to cool and reinforcing expectations that interest rates may begin to come down in the coming months.
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Treasuries slipped ahead of US data expected to show a rebound in inflation pressures, which would dent speculation over Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.
Inflation is weighing on US incomes to a degree comparable to the 2008 Great Recession – potentially reducing consumer spending power ahead of the crucial holiday shopping season, according to a JPMorgan report released Tuesday. As of October, the median ...
Major stock markets mostly rose and the dollar gained slightly Friday as investors awaited the release of key US inflation data that could cement expectations that the Federal Reserve will
The inflation rate is not zero; it’s currently at 2.9% year over year. That’s higher than the Fed’s 2% "price stability" target. The inflation rate also has been rising for the past four months. See the sources for this fact-check President Donald ...
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US equities advanced on Friday as traders assessed a new inflation reading and prepared for next week’s Federal Reserve decision. Major indexes posted moderate
US consumer inflation expectations were stable in November while perceptions about job prospects improved, according to a survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.