There were some encouraging economic developments this week that millions of Americans likely warmly welcomed. The unemployment rate in January, for example, declined to 4.3% as employers added more ...

Consumer prices rose 2.4 percent over the past year and 0.2 percent in January alone, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. The latest consumer price index report, which was ...

The consumer price index rose 2.7% in December 2025 from 12 months earlier, unchanged from November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tariffs put some upward pressure on prices for ...

The new rate on the Treasury’s inflation-linked savings bonds is likely to be set at just over 4% for purchases starting in November. That rate would be little changed from the 3.98% interest rate ...