Policymakers cling to a 1970s consumer-price index formula that overstates cost increases and drives up automatic spending.

The pace of inflation likely picked up last month, but not enough to prevent the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates ...

The report shows food items like instant coffee and beef are getting pricier. Instant coffee prices in September were about ...

Key CPI-W data needed to calculate the 2026 COLA will now be announced on Oct. 24. The purchasing power of Social Security benefits has decreased over the years. The government shutdown has affected ...

The segment of the US Treasury market that offers investors protection against rising consumer prices is headed for uncharted ...

Home equity is the portion of a house that the homeowner holds outright — the difference between the house's value and the total amount they owe on the home. As their equity increases, homeowners can ...

While we won't know the exact percentage until Friday, Oct. 24, an advocacy group for seniors has set its final prediction ...

Key PointsThis would normally be the most-exciting week of the year for Social Security recipients, but the federal government shutdown had other plans.The last puzzle piece needed to calculate Social ...

As nights draw in and bills creep up, households face another squeeze that arrives quietly, then bites hard. Landlords review ...

The rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation remained unchanged at 3.8% in September, the Office for National Statistics said.

This has been a unique year, with Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) reveal delayed by nine days due to the ...

The September consumer-price index, originally set to come out on Oct. 10 but delayed to Friday due to the partial government ...