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

As inflation reaches another multi-decade high in the U.S., inflation calculators can help people understand how much prices have increased over time. According to figures released by the Labor ...

Gold prices have soared over the past 25 years, beating inflation and traditional investments. With 24-carat gold now above ...

It’s actually a good time to buy some new electronics you’ve been thinking about. It has been around four decades since inflation was as high as it is right now in the United States. From record low ...

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

Supply-chain disruptions, pandemic unpredictability, and war have sent inflation to levels not seen since the early 1980s. Higher prices for essentials like food, housing, and gas are making life more ...

Inflation rose in September. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released CPI data during the government shutdown, which has ...

Inflation ticked up again in September. Price gains were led by increases in the cost of gasoline. See what other costs went ...

The federal government recalled some furloughed workers specifically to produce the inflation report, which plays a key role ...

Inflation expected to jump to highest since January last year - Economists have predicted that Consumer Prices Index ...

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