Moving beyond semantics, the nub of the debate today is whether recent ... that are part of the Fed’s preferred “core” measure of inflation, he finds that nearly three-quarters have ...

A surprisingly controversial debate broke out in recent days when ... If you’d used a 6-month measure of inflation to define the current trend then you’d have been more worried about ...

That skepticism is playing itself out in the current inflation debate. Since peaking at 9.1 ... as the controversial “sticky price” or core measure, used by both CPI and PCE, which excludes ...

It isn’t merely a dream: Measure U.S. price changes the way Europe does, and inflation was already there in May—and dropped further in June. Measure them as the U.S. does, and on Wednesday new ...

This measure is almost back down to prepandemic ... But while inflation may or may not be cooling off sufficiently, the inflation debate seems to have gotten substantially cooler.

The old quip was never truer than during the CNN Presidential Debate where pocketbook issues ... souring the national mood and making the inflation surge one of Biden’s greatest challenges ...

The rate of inflation has been coming down, but slowly, and consumers are still not satisfied. Pew Research data show that 62% of Americans say inflation is a big problem for the country.

An inflation measure closely watched by the Federal Reserve eased slightly in June, even as high prices continued to weigh on millions of Americans. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE ...

New data reveals where inflation is hurting consumers most. Discover which goods and services are seeing the biggest price ...

Inflation that is no longer transitory and continues to advance is considered “sticky.” It’s a phenomenon characterized by ongoing increases in consumer prices and wages. When sticky ...

Price inflation is a critical measure for central banks when setting monetary policy. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the most common measure of price inflation in the U.S. and is released ...

Amidst the debate on high food inflation and the need for interest rate cuts to support growth, as enunciated by two Cabinet ministers, core inflation has also been recording an uptick in recent ...