The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 will not be a windfall for the millions of beneficiaries who rely on the program's monthly checks.

It seems the only constant in life is change. Let's take a look at why the 2026 COLA is both good and bad for Social Security ...

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

With the U.S. government shutdown threatening to freeze October’s inflation report, the Treasury is expected to deploy a ...

Typically, the Social Security COLA for the upcoming year is announced on Oct. 15, but due to the government shutdown, this ...

Inflation uncertainty is ominous for older Americans. Apparently Wall Street's initial reaction to today's inflation figures is one of relief. Phooey. Two months after President Trump fired and ...

The segment of the US Treasury market that offers investors protection against rising consumer prices is headed for uncharted waters as the government said Friday it probably won’t release inflation ...

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter who has covered the pandemic-era economy in hundreds of stories over the past two years. He's written hundreds of stories breaking down ...

The looming release of CPI inflation data today may have outsized importance as the first official piece of economic data released since the start of October, according to Kent Engelke, chief economic ...

The sting of rising prices continues to linger. Consumer price growth hit 3% in September on an annual basis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, slightly higher than the 2.9% rate seen in ...

September CPI inflation expected to reach 3.1% year-over-year, up from 2.9% in August, marking the first time above 3% in 2025 The report was delayed by the ongoing government shutdown, now the second ...