The Latest Breaking News from Inflation

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed up +0.59%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.65%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.44%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) rose +0.60%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...

For years, retirees and workers have been warned about Social Security’s looming shortfall. The system is projected to face insolvency in the early 2030s if...

The Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq head into the weekend on high notes after posting gains for the first time since Monday.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday fell by -0.41%. The dollar was under pressure after Friday's report on the August core PCE price index, the Fed's preferred gauge of inflation, came in right on expectations, which may allow the Fed to keep easing monetary policy. The dollar extended its...

The U.S. economy closed the second quarter with a final GDP growth rate of 3.8% — its strongest performance since the third quarter of 2023 and above the long-term average pace.

For decades, Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) have helped retirees keep pace with inflation. These annual increases ensure monthly checks don’t lose too much value...

The Fed’s hotly anticipated rate cut has finally arrived, but mortgage deals aren't going down. Unless creeping inflation is tackled, it looks like homeowners won't have much to cheer about in the months to come.

In 2025, Costco sold over 245 million hot dog combos, over 157 million rotisserie chickens, and “enough bath tissue to reach the moon and back over 200 times.”

Rate-setter Swati Dhingra denies high inflation is a ‘particularly British problem’ and says short-term factors are to blame

Swati Dhingra, a member of the Bank’s rate-setting committee, argued there was no need to be ‘overly cautious’ about lowering borrowing costs.

The FTSE 100 index closed up 70.85 points, or 0.8%, at 9,284.83.