Wednesday, August 19, 2026

TOPICS

Home Tags Consumer prices

Tag: consumer prices

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...

U.S. inflation ticked up last month but price pressures remain far...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Fueled by pricier used cars, hotel rooms and auto insurance, inflation in the United States moved slightly higher last month while...
- Featured Event -

Latest News