The consumer price index was unchanged in December, and the inflation rate for some consumer staples like food and ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer sentiment softened in August as households anticipated higher goods prices because of import tariffs. The University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers on Friday ...

(Bloomberg) -- US consumer sentiment unexpectedly fell for the first time since April and inflation expectations rose on lingering anxiety about the impact of tariffs. The preliminary August sentiment ...

The core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, the Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation, rose slightly in August, in line with economists' expectations. Inflation yardsticks ...

Inflation is on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's radar, but isn't the central bank's biggest concern right now. The slowdown in job creation since January suggests the economy is not running as ...

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