Today, the U.S. Department of Labor released the consumer price index (CPI) for November, and inflation hit a 39-year high. Wall Street analysts and economists had generally expected to show the ...

Policymakers cling to a 1970s consumer-price index formula that overstates cost increases and drives up automatic spending.

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The report shows food items like instant coffee and beef are getting pricier. Instant coffee prices in September were about ...

On the surface it doesn't sound like a big deal. But to everyone currently collecting Social Security, veterans or disability benefits -- and for those of us who are counting on receiving monthly ...

In Better to Bank with Cyprus Than the United States? we wrote, "In 1996 the government began measuring inflation differently, lowering the reported number significantly." For financial planners, ...

The Consumer Price Index in July rose 2.7% year-over-year, and so did grocery prices, which have gotten more expensive compared to the previous year. This index measures the average change over time ...

The BLS halted all collection processing, and publication of economic indicators when the shutdown started. The Fed’s job ...