US Inflation Rises to 2.9% in December, as Gas and Egg Prices Drive Uptick
The consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.9 percent year-over-year in December, the largest annual increase since July. When stripping out the more volatile food and energy sectors, core inflation slowed to 3.2 percent, from 3.3 percent.
Inflation heated up in December, as prices continue to weigh on Americans
The consumer price index increased by 2.9 percent in December from a year earlier, the Labor Department reported Wednesday, in line with economists’ expectations and hotter than a 2.7 percent rise in November. It was also above a 2.6 percent annual increase in October.
Fresh inflation data released Wednesday is likely to keep the Federal Reserve on pause during its next policy meeting this ...
Global unemployment remained steady last year at an historical low of 5%, where it is set to stay in 2025, the International ...
The fresh data arrives after a jobs report last week showed stronger-than-expected hiring in December, which sent the stock ...
US stocks jumped at the open after consumer price data showed inflation continues to slow. Strong bank earnings also helped ...
The Consumer Price Index rose 2.9 percent from a year earlier, but a measure of underlying inflation was more encouraging.
Bets on lower borrowing costs were also bolstered by inflation news coming out of the US, where data suggested the underlying ...
Japan's annual wholesale inflation held steady at 3.8% in December on stubbornly high food costs, data showed on Thursday, ...
U.S. stock futures were rising Thursday after a surprise cooldown in a key inflation measure appeared to boost the chances ...
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