The effects of tariffs, higher tax returns and even some policies designed to improve affordability could push prices higher.

They forecast PCE inflation – which is a slightly different measurement than the well-known Consumer Price Index – to slowly decline to 2.5% by the end of 2026, from 2.8% in the most recent reading.

Inflation had risen steadily through 2025, amid President Trump's aggressive tariff campaign. Will it stick around in 2026?

Inflation unexpectedly – and sharply – slowed in November, a seemingly welcome change for Americans weighed down by the persistently high cost of living.

The latest Consumer Price Index was below what economists had expected and likely reflects what they called distortions ...

Consumer prices rose 2.7% in November from a year earlier, according to a delayed government report, slowing from 3% in ...

Inflation was lighter than forecasted last month, according to data released Tuesday morning, as Wall Street pays close attention to weakening which should bolster the case for the Federal Reserve to ...

The cost of living in November was up 2.7% from a year ago, according to a report Thursday from the Labor Department. That's a smaller annual increase than for the 12 months ending in September.

Inflation and affordability were the top considerations of voters in the 2024 elections and remain so at the end of 2025 — ...

Data collection issues skewed the latest Consumer Price Index report, economists warned, clouding the picture for the Federal Reserve as it also grapples with a cooling labor market.

Inflation is consistently a top issue ahead of the 2024 presidential election — in CBS News' polling in mid-August, 76% of registered voters said it was a major factor in their choice for president — ...

Karabell is an author, investor, and commentator. His latest book is Inside Money: Brown Brothers Harriman and the American Way of Power. At its September meeting, the Federal Reserve again sharply ...