The January CPI report showed cooling inflation, a key factor in whether the Federal Reserve resumes interest rate cuts.

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Inflation held steady in February as the headline figure for the Consumer Price Index remained at 2.4% year-over-year.

The consumer price index declined unexpectedly in November 2025. It was the first CPI report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics since the government shutdown ended last month. Economists said that ...

The CPI was expected to rise 2.6% on an annual basis last month, according to economists surveyed by financial data firm FactSet. The CPI tracks the changes in a basket of goods and services typically ...

Consumer price index data for November showed much lower core inflation, giving an early Christmas present to Wall Street. The S&P 500 rallied, extending an overnight rebound after the CPI and initial ...

The CPI was expected to rise 2.5% on an annual basis last month, according to economists polled by financial data firm FactSet. The January CPI represents the slowest pace of inflation since May 2025 ...

The January inflation reading offered encouraging signs for consumers and the U.S. economy, with the Consumer Price Index coming in below Wall Street expectations and falling to its lowest level in ...

Interest-rate cuts from the Fed appear more distant due to fresh inflation Rising gasoline prices are the latest headache for the Federal Reserve. Oil prices have surged since the start of the ...