Inflation held steady in February as the headline figure for the Consumer Price Index remained at 2.4% year-over-year. Core CPI was at 2.5% year-over-year, unchanged from January and in line with the ...

The recent surge in inflation is likely to get worse over the next several months, according to a survey Friday.

Monthly. Notes: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items (CPIAUCSL) is a price index of a basket of ...

Inflation surged to its highest level in nearly two years in March as the headline Consumer Price Index reached 3.3% year-over-year. On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.9%, marginally lower ...

This marks the smallest 12-month CPI increase since January, and less than the estimate from Dow Jones, which expected a 7.9 percent annual price jump and 0.6 percent monthly increase. On a month-over ...

Inflation is a decrease in the purchasing power of money, reflected in a general increase in the prices of goods and services in an economy.

While inflation has surged, COLAs have struggled to keep up.

Inflation surged in March as consumer prices jumped amid the economic disruptions caused by the Iran war's impact on the energy market. The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday said that the consumer ...

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

If the U.S. and Iran can negotiate a permanent end to hostilities, this oil shock will quickly pass. The pundits and ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index increased 3.8% in April from year-ago levels after increasing 3.3% in March. Year-over-year core CPI (which excludes volatile food ...

Social Security benefits in the United States are expected to reflect ongoing inflation trends used in federal cost-of-living ...