The consumer price index eased in January but inflation was still elevated for many consumer necessities, economists said.

The consumer price index rose 2.7% in December 2025 from 12 months earlier, unchanged from November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tariffs put some upward pressure on prices for ...

Some policymakers suggested it was too soon to say how a broadening conflict in the Middle East would impact the U.S. economy ...

Inflation cooled more than economists expected in November, instantly reshaping how traders, borrowers, and policymakers are thinking about the next move from the Federal Reserve. With price pressures ...

Inflation eased its grip on the American consumer in November, with prices rising 2.7% from a year earlier, the Labor Department said in a Dec. 18 report. The annual inflation rate had crept as high ...

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Homebuyers and owners hoping to refinance may have become so accustomed to higher mortgage rates in recent years that they stopped looking for affordable opportunities. However, that may be a mistake ...

Millions of American consumers have been waiting for President Donald Trump’s tariffs to spark a dramatic rise in consumer prices, pushing the inflation rate into the red zone. They’re still waiting.

The nation’s reportedly slightly cooler inflation has not reached Southern California. My trusty spreadsheet looked at the first Consumer Price Index report in two months to see how the cost of living ...

San Diego County started 2026 with its lowest inflation rate in more than a year. The region’s rate dropped to 2.6% in January, said the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index on Friday ...