Social Security benefits will get a boost for next year following the announcement of the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) on Friday, a debate is emerging over whether there is a more ...

For decades, economists and central bankers have relied more on the Core Consumer Price Index than the headline CPI. Food and energy prices are notoriously unpredictable. Headline CPI can be skewed by ...

FD vs Inflation Calculations: The charm of fixed return investments is everlasting. However linked-return investment options may hit the market, many investors love the comparatively much safer ...

Onion or tomato prices will no longer dominate inflation headlines. With rent and services gaining weight, the new data reset ...

The 2024 series for calculation of Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation has lowered the weightage of food items to 36.8%, compared with 46% earlier. And since the food prices are largely benign, ...