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

SC Garg, the secretary of ministry of statistics and programme implementation, made a significant announcement during a recent interview in a daily newspaper. He said that the Government was ready to ...

Two-thirds of Americans say they plan to hand out candy this Halloween. Two-thirds of Americans say they plan to hand out ...

It depends on what metric you use. The most basic overall measure of inflation is steady, or even up a little bit, depending on the time frame. But an inflation measure that excludes volatile food and ...

The 2026 Social Security COLA will be higher than the 2.5% increase retirees received this year. However, 94% of older ...

The lone economic report of Shutdown 2025 was released to great fanfare, but don’t get used to it. When the Bureau of Labor ...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a key barometer of inflation, used to determine the annual cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits and to adjust federal income tax brackets. Private ...

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Analysts expect the Fed to proceed with another quarter-point rate cut, viewing a cooling labor market as a larger concern ...

San Francisco is temperate, generally cool and foggy in the morning and sunny in the afternoon with a temperature consistently between 55 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit all year round. Due to the city's ...

Inflation rose in September. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released CPI data during the government shutdown, which has ...

Coffee prices are surging in the U.S., with inflation, tariffs, and climate challenges driving up costs for consumers and ...