U.S. Inflation Rates Over Time and the Forecast for the Rest of 2026

For the rest of 2026, models from forecasting companies like Trading Economics anticipate an inflation rate of about 3.5% ...
Finance & Commerce

Consumer spending, inflation complicate Fed rate cuts

WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer spending rose solidly in January and underlying inflation maintained a strong pace of increase, which together with the dragging war in the Middle East strengthened ...

Core inflation rate hit 3.2% in March as first-quarter growth disappointed at 2%

Consumers faced escalating prices in March as the Iran war sent oil soaring and created a new level of challenges for the Fed ...
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US consumer inflation increases steadily, but households paying more for food and rents

Consumer prices rose 0.3% in December, driven by rents and food Food prices posted their biggest monthly gain in more than three years Core inflation remained moderate, keeping rate cuts in play later ...
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The real inflation rate? Try 3.3% — and that’s before the jump in gas prices.

The federal government’s publication of the latest consumer inflation data saw Wall Street once again engaging in its favorite activity — spraying BS as far and wide as possible, and on an industrial ...
Finance & Commerce

Higher costs for rent, food drove inflation up in December

WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices increased in December, lifted by higher costs for rents and food as some of the distortions related to the government shutdown that had artificially lowered inflation ...
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Consumer Price Index: Inflation At 2.4% In February, As Expected

Inflation held steady in February as the headline figure for the Consumer Price Index remained at 2.4% year-over-year. Core CPI was at 2.5% year-over-year, unchanged from January and in line with the ...