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

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The inflation data captures the period before the Iran war broke out. Since then, oil prices have surged, driving inflation ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Labor Department's consumer price index (CPI) report shows food prices increased 0.7% in December and were up 3.1% from a year ...

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 ...

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 underlying inflation over one year stands at 0.9% in February 2026, after 0.7% in January, lower than estimates of 1%.

The Labor Department says consumer prices increased 0.3% in December and held steady at 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. Food prices increased 0.7% for the month and were up 3.1% from a year ago. Gas ...