Policymakers cling to a 1970s consumer-price index formula that overstates cost increases and drives up automatic spending.
Two-thirds of Americans say they plan to hand out candy this Halloween. Two-thirds of Americans say they plan to hand out ...
It seems the only constant in life is change. Let's take a look at why the 2026 COLA is both good and bad for Social Security ...
The 2026 Social Security COLA will be higher than the 2.5% increase retirees received this year. However, 94% of older ...
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Inflation data and the Fed

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The 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that corruption is a dangerous problem in every part of the world, but change for the better is happening in many countries. Research also reveals ...
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Need an aspirational price index

SC Garg, the secretary of ministry of statistics and programme implementation, made a significant announcement during a recent interview in a daily newspaper. He said that the Government was ready to ...
The lone economic report of Shutdown 2025 was released to great fanfare, but don’t get used to it. When the Bureau of Labor ...
The equity market continues to ignore the government shutdown (perhaps treating it as a positive) and, more importantly, the ...
Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment is 2.8%, but over time, a pattern has emerged in how the agency calculates ...
President Donald Trump promised to lower costs on his first day in office. Here’s how it’s going so far. President Donald Trump promised to lower inflation starting on Day One in the White House.