The agency argued that it had no better way to handle a challenging patchwork of missing data caused by the recent government ...

WASHINGTON -- Consumer prices rose 2.7% in July compared to a year ago, clocking in lower than economists expected and holding steady from the previous month. The reading defied fears of further price ...

The Consumer Price Index in June rose 2.7% on an annual basis, a sign inflation around the U.S. is creeping up after declining earlier this year. The CPI was forecast to rise 2.7% last month, higher ...

June saw the highest inflation increase since February. The cost of gas, food and groceries all went up last month. Tariffs are also pushing up the cost of a range of goods, including furniture, ...

July's inflation report, due Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. ET, is likely to confirm that Donald Trump's trade tariffs are beginning to ripple across more categories in the consumer basket. That shift could ...

Investors are worried about too-hot inflation, which could take a rate cut off the table for September. On the other hand, a sharp drop in inflation could stoke concerns about an imminent slowdown. A ...

A wide range of economists say the Federal Reserve now has the green light to cut interest rates, following a cooler-than-expected inflation report that suggests price pressures are easing — and that ...

June's inflation report will be looked at not so much for what the headline numbers show than what's in the underlying data, especially whether tariffs are starting to have an impact. The consumer ...

The absence of the report may impact the Federal Reserve's ability to make rate decisions. The inflation report would be another data release put on pause amid an ongoing government shutdown. The new ...

For the first time in more than 70 years, there may be no federal inflation report next month — a direct result of the ongoing government shutdown that has entered its fourth week, the White House ...