See how the Social Security Administration's 2.8% COLA increase is calculated, what it adds to your check, and whether rising ...

The September CPI report came in better-than-expected. The mainstream broadly characterized it as a "good" report. It wasn't.

Under the Chained CPI, yearly benefits for a typical 65-year-old would be about $136 less, according to an analysis of Social Security data. At age 75, annual benefits under the new index would be ...

The "Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act" was introduced to improve Social Security by changing COLA calculations.

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

Many people point to speeches by Federal Reserve "mandarins" in wonder. The Fed claims that "inflationary expectations" are "well grounded" and the consumer price index (CPI), as calculated by the US ...