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

After a delay due to the government shutdown that began on Oct. 1, Social Security announced its most anticipated change of the year: The 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Beginning on Jan. 1, ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves' painful tax raid on businesses has pushed inflation to an 18-month high. Prices have jumped by 4.2% in a year in the UK ...

After a long drought of government economic releases, we finally got a key update last week: the Consumer Price Index (CPI) ...

M/M vs. 0.4% consensus and +0.4% in August, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. The report was delayed due to the government shutdown.

Key CPI-W data needed to calculate the 2026 COLA will now be announced on Oct. 24. The purchasing power of Social Security benefits has decreased over the years. The government shutdown has affected ...

Inflation heated up for a fifth straight month in September as the headline figure for the Consumer Price Index rose to 3.0% year-over-year.

The report shows food items like instant coffee and beef are getting pricier. Instant coffee prices in September were about ...

SC Garg, the secretary of ministry of statistics and programme implementation, made a significant announcement during a recent interview in a daily newspaper. He said that the Government was ready to ...

After a long drought of government economic releases, we finally got a key update last week: the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The report came ...

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 ...