The latest Consumer Price Index was below what economists had expected and likely reflects what they called distortions ...
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.
The Federal Reserve will continue its ultra-low interest rate policies and bond-buying program, a sign that it wants to see more evidence of a strengthening economic recovery before it considers ...
The Federal Reserve cut rates by a quarter percentage point on December 10, but beneath the surface, the official meeting minutes reveal a sharply divided committee. The FOMC is wrestling with a ...
Inflation rose as expected last month, as the lingering impact of the yearslong above-trend price increases continues to weigh on the minds of Americans. Annual inflation is far closer to the historic ...
Easing inflation could give way to further interest rate cuts, and both factors bode well for the following three Dividend ...
Some of the nation's largest retailers have been using soaring inflation rates as an excuse to raise prices and rake in billions of dollars in additional profit, a corporate watchdog group charged on ...
On Tuesday night, President Biden used his State of the Union address, in Congress, to touch on a range of pressing issues, including infrastructure, insulin prices, Roe v. Wade, Chinese surveillance, ...
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 ...
Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer economics subject matter expert, researcher, and educator. She is a financial therapist and transformational coach, with a special interest in ...
Farran Powell is the managing editor of investing at Forbes Advisor. She was previously the assistant managing editor of investing at U.S. News & World Report. Her work has appeared in numerous ...
Inflation got a little higher last month — but not enough to set off alarms. Consumer prices in July were up 3.2% from a year ago, according to data released Thursday, driven in part by rising rent, ...