There were some encouraging economic developments this week that millions of Americans likely warmly welcomed. The unemployment rate in January, for example, declined to 4.3% as employers added more ...

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Inflation rose one-tenth of a percentage point to 2.8% for the year ending in November 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday in an update to the personal consumption expenditures ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Inflation slowed to 2.7% in November from 3% in September, but government shutdown delayed the data release and it ...

The January inflation reading offered encouraging signs for consumers and the U.S. economy, with the Consumer Price Index coming in below Wall Street expectations and falling to its lowest level in ...

Economists polled by Reuters had expected the inflation rate to cool to 2%, in line with the European Central Bank's (ECB) target. The euro and Stoxx 600 were unchanged on Wednesday following the data ...

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U.S. consumer prices rose 2.7% in December from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Jan. 13, nearly in line with forecasters’ expectations. The final Consumer Price Index report of 2025 caps off ...