August data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a sharp increase in grocery prices. Grocery prices jumped the most in August since 2022, driving up the cost of coffee, beef, and eggs. Inflation ...

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said he’s still undecided on what course of action he will support at the central bank’s Sept. 16-17 meeting, pointing to inflation data due ...

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The US housing market is experiencing a period of stagnation, with home prices failing to keep up with the rate of inflation, making home ownership increasingly unaffordable for many Americans. A ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell used his Jackson Hole podium on August 22 to declare the end of the central bank’s three-year experiment with “flexible average-inflation targeting”. The policy ...

Is the Fed's monetary policy contributing to inflation? Explore the complexities of interest rates, government spending, and the national debt. Donald Trump to make televised announcement from Oval ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

A gauge of underlying inflation in July showed prices increasing at the fastest annual pace in five months, a sign that businesses are passing along tariff-related costs to customers. 10 Inflation 8 6 ...

Inflation continued to dog shoppers last month, as consumers were forced to shoulder more of the cost of President Trump's tariffs. Consumer prices in July were up 2.7% from a year ago, according to a ...

Consumer demand for Tesla vehicles is falling. The company's automotive profit margin is shrinking. Rising inflation could make matters worse, but it's not time to panic just yet. Tesla is already ...

For Americans concerned about inflation and consumer costs, recent developments have been discouraging. Two weeks ago, for example, the public learned that the Consumer Price Index climbed ...

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge showed that prices increased slightly in June as the central bank continues to monitor for signs of tariff-induced inflation impacting consumers. The ...