The state of the US economy, in 9 charts
President Donald Trump on Tuesday will address Congress for the first time in his second term, and he’ll do with an economy ...
Here’s just how much the cost of basic necessities has gone up in the past 5 years
Overall prices on consumer goods and services are up 23% in the last five years but many basic necessities have risen even ...
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5 Best S&P 500 Index Funds for February 2025
S&P 500 index funds like VFIAX and SWPPX can be an easy and inexpensive way to round out most investment portfolios. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising ...
CPI and PPI inflation gauges 'are likely to go up,' ISM top exec says, due to Trump tariffs
Business are already feeling the brunt of Trump's tariff plans - they're costs are going up and new orders are suffering. Timothy Fiore, chairman of an ISM survey that tracks U.S. manufacturers, said ...
Chart Of The Day: Close But No Cigar (Yet) On Inflation
Taking a look at the year-over-year change in the two main US “core” inflation readings. The good news is that core PCE rose ...
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Consumer Price Index: What It Is and Why It Matters
The table below shows the relative importance assigned to some categories in the most recent CPI report. As an index, the CPI shows where current average prices for a particular basket of goods ...
March’s CPI Inflation Report May Show Cooling Prices, Nowcasts Predict
The CPI report for February to be reported in March is expected to show cooling inflation per nowcasts, but even so the FOMC ...
A Key Inflation Metric Moderates—Slightly
The Federal Reserve's preferred gauge of inflation inched closer to the 2% target last month, according to the Commerce ...
Here's what to know about today's inflation data from the PCE report
A large majority of Americans say their incomes aren't keeping pace with inflation. Here's what the numbers say.
PCE inflation gauge matches expectations, offering relief to Fed
The latest reading of the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge showed prices rose on a monthly basis but dropped year ...
The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge cooled last month, but consumer spending sank
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge cooled as expected in January; however, the good news came with a red flag for the US economic engine: Consumers pulled back their spending by the most ...