Now, there is a bit of good news on the inflation front. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the consumer price index rose 0.2% in February, for an annual basis of 2.8% — down from 3% on an ...

The monthly index for shelter rose 0.3% in February vs. January, which accounted for nearly half of the all-items increase. The index for food increased 0.2% in January, while the index for food at ...

Consumer prices rose 2.8% in the 12 months through February, a slowdown from January's faster-than-expected 3% rate. This ...

Economists are bracing for intensifying price pressures and slower growth, posing a challenge for the Federal Reserve.

But there may be light at the end of the tunnel. The USDA reported last week that egg shortages are easing and wholesale ...

The government just released its latest consumer price index. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger, spoke with News 6 Anchor Lisa Bell to break down the February data: ...

Food prices showed a more moderate increase in February, with the latest Consumer Price Index reporting a 0.2% rise, down from January’s 0.4% increase. The mix of rising and falling prices ...

Consumer inflation slowed slightly last month, after January's surprising hot reading. Here's what else to note from the consumer-price index this morning: The CPI rose 2.8% in the 12 months through ...

Inflation in February rose just below 3% from a year ago. That's slightly lower than what economists predicted, giving some relief as consumers and businesses brace for the impact tariffs will have.

The latest inflation numbers were hardly reflective of tariff anxieties, which have sent the stock market into a frenzied ...

Analysts now expect the 2026 COLA to be 2.2%, down from 2.5% in 2025, according to forecasts from the Senior Citizens League and from independent Social Security and Medicare analyst Mary Johnson.

As CPI report shows inflation continued at 2.8% in February, tariffs fueled worries of another recession, which President ...