US inflation
US consumer inflation increases at fastest pace in nearly 1-1/2 years in January
Trump was elected on promises to lower prices for inflation-weary consumers
13 February 2025, 04:58 AM
US Fed officials warn of ongoing risks from elevated inflation
The Federal Reserve has a dual mandate from Congress to keep both inflation and unemployment under control, and recently began rolling back high interest rates in order to better support the labor market
7 December 2024, 05:05 AM
US Fed officials see inflation fight as broadly on track
New York Fed President John Williams said inflation was now "within striking distance" of two percent.
3 December 2024, 05:27 AM
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
28 September 2024, 06:03 AM
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.
18 May 2024, 06:15 AM
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
16 May 2024, 07:16 AM
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
27 April 2024, 09:39 AM
US consumer inflation up unexpectedly in February
The consumer price index (CPI) came in at 3.2 percent last month
13 March 2024, 05:52 AM
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
3 January 2024, 06:21 AM
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.
23 December 2023, 05:32 AM
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.
17 December 2023, 05:44 AM
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.
11 December 2023, 06:01 AM
Double standards of Western industrial policy
US President Joe Biden’s administration should be commended for its open rejection of two core neoliberal assumptions.
5 June 2023, 15:00 PM
Why is the US dollar so strong again?
If investors agree on one thing this year, it's that the dollar is going to fall. That's made the greenback's 2 per cent bounce over the last month particularly confusing.
18 May 2023, 08:00 AM
The Fed faces an uphill task
The trade-off between a rate hike and a lower GDP growth rate is increasingly becoming fragile.
14 May 2023, 04:00 AM
Bad economic policies and Biden’s loss
One of the few axioms of US politics is the loss of seats by the president's party in midterm House elections
12 November 2022, 14:17 PM
Fed officials say more rate hikes needed, despite slowing inflation
Slowing US inflation may have opened the door for the Federal Reserve to temper the pace of coming interest rate hikes, but policymakers left no doubt they will continue to tighten monetary policy until price pressures are fully broken.
11 August 2022, 06:42 AM