The Consumer Price Index was up 2.8 percent from a year earlier, after rising another 0.2 percent on a monthly basis. That was a step down from January’s surprisingly large 0.5 percent increase ...

The CPI is closely watched as ... The Federal Reserve prefers to use the PCE price index to measure inflation. This comes into play when the Fed makes monetary policy decisions, such as whether ...

February's Consumer Price Index (CPI) report showed inflation pressures ... around stagflation and giving the Fed space to cut policy rates in the coming months if economic data continue to ...

Inflation moved higher in January: The Consumer Price Index rose 0.5% ... with much uncertainty about how White House policy — including tariffs — could weigh on prices.

The upcoming January Consumer Price Index (CPI) report is a critical indicator for financial markets and monetary policy direction. After three consecutive months of acceleration in inflation ...