Inflation

High inflation continues to add financial stress to workers’ budgets. Experts say new benefits to provide emergency savings plans may help.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development said that fair market rents for fiscal year 2024 will rise about 12 % nationwide and that the department has increased funding for housing choice vouchers.

Rising trade barriers. Aging populations. A transition from carbon-spewing fossil fuels to renewable energy. The prevalence of such trends across the world could intensify global inflation pressures.

Bacon is about to get even more expensive as wholesale pork belly prices approach record highs on the back.

The White House is on a sprint to connect what they say is a popular economic agenda with an unpopular incumbent president, as polls show a majority of voters consistently disapprove of Biden’s handling of the economy even amid signs of a U.S. economic upswing.

Inflation in the United States edged up in July after 12 straight months of declines. But excluding volatile food and energy costs, so-called core inflation matched the smallest monthly rise in nearly two years. Here’s what’s getting cheaper

Interest rates may seem abstract, but they affect everyone. CNBC Make It examines the role they play in your finances.

The national average price for gas continues to spike amid rising oil prices, reaching its highest mark since last November.

The maker of Pyrex glassware and Instant Pot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the company that was already struggling is stung by inflation with Americans pulling back on spending.

The consumer price index was expected to rise 0.1% in May, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.

Around the world, food prices have dropped but they are persistently, painfully high in grocery stores.

What’s keeping LA County residents up at night? The latest UCLA quality of life index points to some possible answers.

A recent study shows that price of the fast food chain’s flagship Big Mac sandwich is reaching new all-time highs.

U.S. consumer price increases eased slightly from January to February but still pointed to an elevated inflation rate that is posing a challenge for the Federal Reserve at a delicate moment for the financial system.

The pace of consumer price increases eased again in January, the latest sign that the high inflation that has gripped Americans for two years is slowing.

Even with rising food costs, your Super Bowl party might cost less than you think because of favorites like chicken wings, ground beef and avocados dropping in price.

People are scrambling to social media to find humor in an eggspensive predicament.

Expiring federal aid, a deadly outbreak of bird flu and war in Ukraine combined to send inflation skyrocketing for a handful of consumer items.

President Joe Biden spoke Thursday to celebrate the easing inflation rates after the Consumer Price Index showed a dip to 6.5%.

Rising consumer prices in the United States moderated again last month, bolstering hopes that inflation’s grip on the economy will continue to ease this year and possibly require less drastic action by the Federal Reserve to control it.