Fed Chair Kevin Warsh favors a new measure of inflation for the Federal Reserve. Changing the benchmark could shift monetary policy.

For the past quarter-century, the Federal Reserve has preferred one price measure for consumer spending, that big segment of the economy the Fed considers in its efforts to promote its two ...

Inflation is a gradual loss of purchasing power that is reflected in a broad rise in prices for goods and services over time. The inflation rate is calculated as the average price increase of a basket ...

Survey responses from chief financial officers and other financial decisionmakers yield a new measure of inflation expectations. Rather than asking about expectations for overall inflation, this ...

Woman reviewing expenses, trying to figure out increasing costs and how to best manage her finances. If you’re budgeting around the government’s inflation rate, you may already be falling behind. Your ...

Across major metropolitan areas, long-term Chapwood Index averages remain in the range of approximately 10% to 14% annually, far exceeding the CPI figures used to determine Social Security adjustments ...

Chairman of the Federal Reserve Kevin Warsh is looking to change up the way the Fed measures inflation. Changing the benchmark for the Fed's 2% inflation target could lead to big shifts in monetary ...