Tag: U.S. Consumer prices
Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge picked up last month in sign...
WASHINGTON (AP) – An inflation gauge favored by the Federal Reserve increased in January, the latest sign that the slowdown in U.S. consumer price...
Retail sales up 0.4% in April from March, buoyed by solid...
NEW YORK (AP) – Consumers picked up their spending modestly in April from March, buoyed by a solid job market and easing inflationary pressures.
A...
U.S. inflation eases but stays high, putting Fed in tough spot
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. consumer price increases eased slightly from January to February but still pointed to an elevated inflation rate that is posing...
U.S. inflation slows to 6.4%, but price pressures reemerge
WASHINGTON (AP) – The pace of consumer price increases eased again in January, the latest sign that the high inflation that has gripped Americans...
U.S. consumer inflation eased again to 6.5% in December
WASHINGTON (AP) – Rising U.S. consumer prices moderated again last month, bolstering hopes that inflation's grip on the economy will continue to ease this...
U.S. wholesale inflation declines in August to still-high 8.7%
WASHINGTON (AP) – Inflation at the wholesale level jumped 8.7% in August from a year earlier, a slowdown from July yet still a painfully...
U.S. inflation falls for 2nd straight month on lower gas costs
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sharply lower prices for gas and cheaper used cars slowed U.S. inflation in August for a second straight month, though many...
Inflation eases as consumer prices rise 6.3% in July
WASHINGTON (AP) – Inflation eased last month as energy prices tumbled, raising hopes that a surge in prices increases may have peaked.
According to Commerce...
U.S. inflation slips from 40-year peak but remains high 8.5%
WASHINGTON (AP) – Falling gas prices gave Americans a slight break from the pain of high inflation last month, though the surge in overall...
Americans filing jobless claims at highest level in 8 months
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week rose to the highest level in more than eight months in...