Inflation has been top of mind for lots of folks in recent years. Most of Wall Street follows the CPI, but the Fed favors the ...

Measuring inflation takes resources, but both the public and the U.S. government itself benefit from having an accurate read ...

Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Allie Canal explains what the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is and why the market relies on it as a crucial measure of the US economy. To watch more expert insights and ...

Inflation that is no longer transitory and continues to advance is considered “sticky.” It’s a phenomenon characterized by ongoing increases in consumer prices and wages. When sticky inflation ...

The consumer price index rose 2.9% on an annual basis in August 2025, the fastest pace of inflation since January. Tariffs levied by President Donald Trump seem to be putting upward pressure on ...

A new CPI inflation report will be released tomorrow. But we won’t have to wait for that to witness the growing chorus of ...

The year-over-year inflation rate unexpectedly held steady at 2.7% in July. Economists expected a tick up to 2.8%. Impacts from tariffs imposed in early August could take a while to show up in ...