The optimal target for inflation is a range, so that businesses are not discouraged from risk-taking and consumers are not ...
Inflation likely accelerated in December, putting pressure on the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates relatively high.
The Fed signaled as much at its last meeting in December, when the central bank delivered an interest cut, but hinted that it ...
Kersstin Eshak visits a food pantry in Loudoun County, Virginia to stretch her family’s budget. Eshak’s husband works at a ...
The Consumer Price Index rose 2.9 percent from a year earlier, but a measure of underlying inflation was more encouraging.
Policy changes from the Fed: When the Fed adjusts the federal funds rate, it spills over into many aspects of the economy, ...
At their last meeting in December, U.S. Federal Reserve officials were worried about inflation getting stuck above their 2% ...
Rising food and housing costs have hit the lowest-income Americans the hardest in recent years.