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November Inflation Report Comes In Better Than Expected At 2.4%

The inflation numbers came in lighter than expected which is encouraging to investors.

This Is The Biggest Financial Move Americans Want To Make In 2025

A Bankrate survey revealed the top financial goals for consumers in the coming year.

Future Interest Rate Cuts Could Be On Hold As Inflation Remains Stubborn

The Federal Reserve announced that they're cutting their benchmark rate by a quarter-point, 4.75% to about 4.3%, when their meeting ends Wednesday.

Eggs displayed at a supermarket in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., April 13, 2022.

US Inflation Shoots Higher In November's Producer Price Index As Egg Costs Skyrocket

Egg prices shot up 55% for the month according to government figures.

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Consumer Confidence In US Hits 16-Month High

The finding comes from a monthly survey that ended two weeks after voters decided to return former President Donald Trump to the White House.

Inflation Data Show Slowing Price Increases

Consumer Price Index numbers released Wednesday morning were in line with expectations.

Inflation has surged in Russia amid a massive increase in government spending on the Ukraine offensive that has triggered labour shortages across the economy

Russia Hikes Interest Rates To 21% As Government Spending Skyrockets To Pay For Ukraine War

Russia's central bank hiked interest rates to 21 percent on Friday, taking borrowing costs to their highest level in more than 20 years amid surging inflation.

Budget Horror: Consumers Plan To Spend Less For Halloween Due To Inflation: Study

Many Americans plan on creating do-it-yourself costumes to save a buck.

Producer Price Index Shows Inflation Easing In September

The index was unchanged while a slight rise was expected

U.S. Social Security card designs over the past several decades

Here's How Much Social Security Checks Are Going Up Next Year

The cost-of-living adjustments are tied to the rate of inflation as measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Inflation Continues To Cool, Paving Way For More Interest Rate Cuts

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure rose just 0.1% in August, according to Commerce Department data

People Are Eating Out Less, Cooking At Home More: Report

As inflation eases, consumers are finding better prices in the grocery aisles

Strategies To Mitigate The Impact Of Inflation

According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), inflation is decreasing more quickly than anticipated. Global inflation is projected to drop to 5.8% in 2024 and 4.4% in 2025.

JD Vance Complains About $4 Eggs While Standing In Front Of $3 Eggs

'Is Vance really this stupid? It's like he's secretly working for the Dems at this point,' one social media user wrote.

Inflation has slowed in Canada as the central bank has gradually lowered its key interest rate

Inflation Slows Again In Canada To 2%

Inflation in Canada eased to two percent year-on-year in August, hitting the target set by the country's central bank and marking its slowest increase since February 2021, official data showed Tuesday.

Some analysts have called for the Fed to make an emergency rate cut

Wholesale Prices Clear The Way For Fed Rate Cuts

The U.S. economy appears to have cleared the final hurdle for the Federal Reserve to reduce interest rates next week with Thursday's data showing wholesale prices on target with projections.

CPI Report: US Inflation Cooled In August, Hits 3-Year Low

The new data come ahead of an expected interest rate cut by the Fed.

US Household Incomes Rose In 2023: Census Bureau

Last year's median income was $80,610, up an inflation-adjusted 4% over 2022 and marked the first statistically significant increase since 2019.

French school children went back to school on Monday

Gen Z, Millennials Skipping Parenthood Over The Price Tag: Study

Two generations of Americans are increasingly opting against parenthood, and they blame it on the rising cost of raising children, according to a new study from MassMutual.

Americans' Inflation Outlook Largely Unchanged: NY Fed

The latest Survey of Consumer Expectations showed little difference from a month earlier, with the biggest anticipated price hike involving medical care.

Dow Hits Yet Another Record High

It pops up to 41,563.08 points fueled by favorable inflation news from the Commerce Department

Mary Daly, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, poses after giving a speech on the U.S. economic outlook, in Idaho Falls

San Francisco Fed President Signals Imminent Quarter Percentage Point Rate Cut

Mary Daly said the "most likely" outlook involves continued gradual declines in inflation alongside steady and sustainable job growth.

The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates between 5.25 percent and 5.50 percent at the end of its policy meeting

Fed On Course For September Rate Cut As Meeting Minutes Show Strong Support

FOMC signaled that a rate cut could be on the table at the upcoming September 17-18 meeting, especially if economic data continues to align with expectations.

Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said he still saw three rate cuts this year

Chicago Fed President Cautions Against Trump, Harris Inflation Arguments

As part of their economic platforms, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have both pledged to reduce costs for Americans.

US consumer inflation eased to an annnual rate of 2.9 percent last month

US Consumer Inflation Records Smallest Annual Rise Since 2021

US consumer inflation eased slightly in July, according to government data published Wednesday, its smallest 12-month increase since March 2021 and a positive sign for the Federal Reserve as it weighs cutting interest rates.