In 2024 the cost of achieving a basic but secure American life increased by 4.4%, further stretching household budgets as wages fail to keep pace, according to new data released today by the Ludwig ...

For the second year in a row, Phoenix-area inflation came in milder than that for the nation as a whole. Prices for goods and services around metro Phoenix increased 1.6% in 2024, below the 2.9% ...

Inflation is easing, but living costs and bills remain high. The annual rate in the U.S. has hovered around 2.6-2.7% in 2026.

The consumer price index, an inflation gauge, rose 2.9% on an annual basis in December. That's up from 2.7% in November. Energy, food, new and used vehicles, car insurance and airline fares were among ...

Inflation ended 2024 entrenched in a rangebound range above the Federal Reserve’s target. This was one of the takeaways from the December CPI report. Headline inflation increased 2.9%, while core ...

A long-running Gallup poll shows a steep drop in the share of Americans who name inflation as their biggest financial problem. Only 29% of consumers listed inflation as their top financial concern in ...

Many observers saw the 2024 election as a triumphal affirmation of Donald Trump’s Republican agenda, and as a sweeping repudiation of the Democrats. One year later, a number of economists say the ...