The slightly lower number for January reflects smaller price increases for shelter and food, as well as a decrease in energy costs.

Last month’s annual inflation rate fell from December’s 2.7%. Economists had expected consumer prices to rise 2.5%.

Inflation cooled more than expected in January, consumer data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are trending down -0.33% this morning as investors hesitate to buy the dip ahead of the release of key U.S. inflation data.

U.S. stock investors will be on guard next week for further volatility induced by fears of artificial intelligence disruption as they also assess the durability of a rotation beneath the market's surface, along with upcoming earnings from Walmart ‌and fre

The rally stalled on Thursday, as the companies were pulled down in the broader rout, and there’s plenty of uncertainty — about the economy, geopolitics and even the fallout of artificial intelligence — that could cause 2026 to buck historic patterns. It

The January Consumer Price Index report will offer a crucial indicator of what direction inflation is headed.

Crude oil prices are set for a second weekly loss, pressured by fading U.S.-Iran geopolitical risk, rising U.S. inventories, and a significant demand growth cut from the International Energy Agency.

Global benchmark Brent traded above $67 a barrel, after losing nearly 3% on Thursday, while West Texas Intermediate was below $63. On Iran, US President Donald Trump said he could see negotiations stretching for as long as a month, reducing the possibili

“The underpinnings of the economy are strong and it will be challenging for nominee Kevin Warsh to bend the FOMC to his will once he is confirmed and takes over as chair,” strategists led by Jay Barry wrote in a note, referring to the Federal Open Market

Feb 12 () - The Federal Reserve's current monetary-policy setting threatens U. economic growth that otherwise is being \\

Odds of a Fed rate cut in June nudge higher after 'core' consumer inflation comes in at its lowest rate in four years.

Odds of a Fed rate cut in June nudge higher after 'core' consumer inflation comes in at its lowest rate in four years.

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis from North Carolina suggested Thursday he could support a compromise that would allow the Senate Banking Committee to start hearings on Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve. “What I heard

A measure of inflation may have fallen to a five-year low in January as rental costs have cooled, a sign that some prices are moderating while Americans continue to grapple with a big rise in overall prices in the past five years. Inflation is forecast t