US inflation
US Fed's preferred inflation measure edges down in August
The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index was up 2.2 percent from a year ago in August, down from 2.5 percent in July, the Commerce Department said
Higher US food prices lead to a shift in shopping habits
Consumer inflation data published Thursday showed that food prices rose by 2.2 percent in the 12 months to April -- masking some sharp differences between items.
US consumer inflation eases slightly in April, sending stocks higher
The annual consumer price index (CPI) came in at 3.4 percent in April, down 0.1 percentage point from March
US Fed's favored inflation measure accelerates, dimming rate cut hopes
The PCE price index rose at an annual rate of 2.7 percent in March, up 0.2 percentage points from a month earlier
US consumer inflation up unexpectedly in February
The consumer price index (CPI) came in at 3.2 percent last month
IMF's Georgieva says Americans should 'cheer up' about falling inflation
IMF's managing director Kristalina Georgieva is hopeful about the US economy as inflation declines further
US inflation decelerating in boost to economy
US prices fell in November for the first in more than 3-1/2 years, pushing the annual increase in inflation further below 3 percent, and boosting financial market expectations of an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve next March.
Has the Fed won the battle against inflation?
The US Federal Reserve's decision to hold its key lending rate on Wednesday and pencil in three interest rate cuts next year has fueled optimism that its inflation battle is won.
Dollar steady with US inflation, Fed meeting eyed; yuan heavy
The dollar started Monday on the front foot, with a reading on US inflation and the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting for the year likely to set the tone for the week, while rising deflationary pressure in China leant on the yuan.
US Fed's preferred inflation measure edges down in August
The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index was up 2.2 percent from a year ago in August, down from 2.5 percent in July, the Commerce Department said
Higher US food prices lead to a shift in shopping habits
Consumer inflation data published Thursday showed that food prices rose by 2.2 percent in the 12 months to April -- masking some sharp differences between items.
US consumer inflation eases slightly in April, sending stocks higher
The annual consumer price index (CPI) came in at 3.4 percent in April, down 0.1 percentage point from March
US Fed's favored inflation measure accelerates, dimming rate cut hopes
The PCE price index rose at an annual rate of 2.7 percent in March, up 0.2 percentage points from a month earlier
US consumer inflation up unexpectedly in February
The consumer price index (CPI) came in at 3.2 percent last month
IMF's Georgieva says Americans should 'cheer up' about falling inflation
IMF's managing director Kristalina Georgieva is hopeful about the US economy as inflation declines further
US inflation decelerating in boost to economy
US prices fell in November for the first in more than 3-1/2 years, pushing the annual increase in inflation further below 3 percent, and boosting financial market expectations of an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve next March.
Has the Fed won the battle against inflation?
The US Federal Reserve's decision to hold its key lending rate on Wednesday and pencil in three interest rate cuts next year has fueled optimism that its inflation battle is won.
Dollar steady with US inflation, Fed meeting eyed; yuan heavy
The dollar started Monday on the front foot, with a reading on US inflation and the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting for the year likely to set the tone for the week, while rising deflationary pressure in China leant on the yuan.
Double standards of Western industrial policy
US President Joe Biden’s administration should be commended for its open rejection of two core neoliberal assumptions.