Powell’s speech was otherwise quite hawkish. It included the following near the top: “Changes in trade and immigration policies are affecting both demand and supply. In this environment, ...

That increase to the annual inflation rate was largely due to a data quirk called "base effects," economists said. (Basically, inflation one year prior, in May 2024, was unusually low, making the ...

Powell's Jackson Hole speech hinted at a September rate cut, but labor concerns and data show high uncertainty. Read why ...

This increase was mainly driven by soaring air fares - which jumped by 30.2% - driven by higher school holiday prices - ...

Inflation held steady in July as the headline figure for the Consumer Price Index was at 2.7% year-over-year, unchanged from ...

The USD/ZAR exchange rate rose for the fourth consecutive day as market participants reacted to the latest South African ...

The consumer price index rose 2.7% in July on an annual basis. There's some evidence tariffs are putting upward pressure on inflation, economists said.

The monthly inflation rate paints a rosier picture and gives a better indicator of underlying trends, economists said: CPI increased 0.1% from April to May, down from 0.2% the prior month, the BLS ...

Here's the inflation breakdown for June 2025 — in one chart By Jessica Dickler, CNBC • Published July 15, 2025 • Updated on July 15, 2025 at 1:06 pm ...