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

Social Security's annual COLA calculations are under scrutiny from advocacy groups, with some calling for different metrics to be used to boost or reduce the inflation adjustments.

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 ...

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

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

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.

The part of the US Treasury market that protects investors from rising consumer prices is now facing uncertainty after the White House said the October consumer price index (CPI) may not be released.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is likely to skip a month of data collection for the Consumer Price Index for the first time in its history because of the ongoing government shutdown.

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 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 ...

UK CPI inflation came in at 3.8% for September, unchanged from the previous month, with analysts having forecast a reading of 4%. Follow our live coverage for the latest reaction and the implications ...