The January CPI report showed cooling inflation, a key factor in whether the Federal Reserve resumes interest rate cuts.

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Among the subcomponents that were affected by the GST/HST holiday, food from restaurants is the most prominent example of the ...

Inflation rose 0.3% in February and stayed at 2.4% year over year, with shelter costs up 0.2% and rents posting the smallest ...

The inflation data captures the period before the Iran war broke out. Since then, oil prices have surged, driving inflation ...

Consumer price index data for November showed much lower core inflation, giving an early Christmas present to Wall Street. The S&P 500 rallied, extending an overnight rebound after the CPI and initial ...

The Labor Department says consumer prices increased 0.3% in December and held steady at 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. Food prices increased 0.7% for the month and were up 3.1% from a year ago. Gas ...

The consumer price index was rose 2.4% in February 2026, above policymakers' target, economists said. War in Iran complicates the picture.

The CPI was expected to rise 2.5% on an annual basis last month, according to economists polled by financial data firm FactSet. The January CPI represents the slowest pace of inflation since May 2025 ...

Inflation in the United States cooled in November, with the headline rate slipping to 2.7%, a level that would have sounded almost dreamy during the price spikes of the past few years. The move puts ...