Stripping out more volatile food and energy prices, the core CPI also moderated, coming in at 0.2 percent in February. That ...

As part of the FOMC’s mandate, the Fed is making incremental changes to the federal funds rate to guide inflation closer to 2%. CPI data is one of the Fed’s measurements of our economy’s ...

The inflation rate last month was slightly lower than forecast by economists, although price increases are still higher than ...

Especially in inflationary times, the Consumer Price Index is a popular talking point in the business media since it's used as a proxy for inflation and has a direct impact on the daily lives of ...

New numbers released today say that inflation has improved slightly, with the February consumer price index report showing a ...

“Looking to underlying inflation, the Bank of Canada’s preferred measures of core year-over-year price growth—CPI median and trimmed mean—accelerating by two ticks in February,” noted ...

Key Takeaways According to PCE, inflation likely stayed stubborn in February, in contrast to a different measure that showed ...

Inflation slowed more than expected last month. The consumer price index, an inflation measure, increased 2.8% year-over-year in February. That's under the forecast of 2.9% and January's rate of 3%.

Traders in the federal-funds futures market are expecting the Federal Reserve will hold its benchmark interest rate steady until June, when they anticipate a potential rate cut. Fed-funds futures ...

How many interest rate cuts are expected in 2025? With inflation still high and more tariffs expected, the favorable CPI report for February likely won’t be enough to persuade the Fed to lower ...

Inflation in ... to signal that price hikes remain elevated despite the Federal Reserve's efforts to tame inflation to a 2% annual rate. The Consumer Price Index was forecast to rise 2.9% last ...