The personal consumption expenditures price index, a measure the Fed uses as its main forecasting tool, showed inflation at 2.8% for the month both for headline and core in November. The readings were ...

Other problems affect the accuracy of the report, raising questions of what the official story should be, and whether that matters if millions can’t afford the basics.

In a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, President Donald Trump said that the U.S. has "virtually no inflation" and that "grocery prices, energy prices, airfares, mortgage rates, ...

Inflation that’s roughly steady defied his critics’ expectations, because they had expected Trump’s high-tariff policy to send prices significantly higher. On the other hand, even steady inflation ...

The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge for inflation in October and November was released belatedly after the government shutdown. By Talmon Joseph Smith Consumer prices increased moderately in October ...

About 1 in 10 people carry genetic variants that make them particularly vulnerable to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a ubiquitous pathogen that is increasingly being linked to conditions like multiple ...

Inflation is elevated but steady and the job market is holding up, leading economists to predict that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates at current levels. By Talmon Joseph Smith Federal ...

The present outbreak of the Nipah virus infection in West Bengal, India, is the latest of a series of flare-ups of the frequently fatal, fruit-bat–spread zoonotic disease. Nipah (Henipavirus nipahense ...

Inflation rate is 2.4%; Core inflation, excluding food & energy, is 2.5%. Regional inflation varies, with the Northeast at 2.8% and the South at 1.9%. Inflation is one factor the Federal Reserve ...

NEW DELHI — Indian authorities said they had contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in the eastern state of West Bengal, as several Asian countries tightened health screenings and ...

CPI Inflation Contributions from Goods and Services updates data on how much different types of goods and services contribute to changes in consumer price index (CPI) inflation. This tool is intended ...

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