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.

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, ...

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

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

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 ...

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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 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 ...

U.S. stock market futures rose on Friday ahead of the release of a critical inflation report that could help drive interest-rate expectations. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 0.17% to 47002.

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 ...