Tag: consumer prices
Key U.S. inflation gauge holds mostly steady though core inflation ticks...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge mostly held steady last month despite President Donald Trump’s broad-based tariffs, but a measure of...
Powell signals Fed may cut rates soon even as inflation risks...
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (AP) – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday opened the door ever so slightly to lowering a key interest rate...
Retail sales up a surprising 0.6% in June after a May...
WASHINGTON (AP) – After an earlier pullback, consumers picked up their spending in June despite anxiety over tariffs and the state of the U.S. economy.
Retail sales rose...
U.S. inflation accelerated in June as Trump’s tariffs start to bite
WASHINGTON (AP) – Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs are pushing up the cost of...
As Trump ramps up attacks on Federal Reserve, Powell refuses to...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday stuck to his position that the central bank will keep its key rate on...
Inflation rose slightly last month as grocery prices ticked higher
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. inflation picked up a bit last month as food costs rose, though overall inflation remained mostly tame.
Consumer prices increased 2.4%...
U.S. inflation gauge cools with little sign of tariff impact, so...
WASHINGTON (AP) – A key U.S. inflation gauge slowed last month as President Donald Trump's tariffs have yet to noticeably push up prices, while...
Inflation cooled in April as grocery and gas prices fell, few...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Inflation cooled for the third straight month in April even after some of President Donald Trump's tariffs took effect, though economists and many...
Inflation fell in March, a sign prices cooled before tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. inflation declined last month as the cost of gas, airline fares and hotel rooms fell, a sign that price growth...
Inflation ticked higher last month, in latest sign of persistent price...
WASHINGTON (AP) – An inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve rose slightly last month, the latest sign that some consumer prices remain...



















