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

The Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security benefits is set to increase by 2.8% in January 2026. However, ...

Social Security's annual COLA calculations are under scrutiny from advocacy groups, with some calling for different metrics ...

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

On Friday, the Department of the Treasury changed the rate for I bonds purchased within the next six months to 4.03%, up slightly from 3.98%. The increase is due to unruly inflation between April and ...

Economists think inflation around the U.S. continued to climb in September, edging farther away from the Fed's 2% annual ...

ANKARA, July 9 (Reuters) - The head of Turkey's statistics institute has sought to calm criticism of its inflation data, telling reporters on Tuesday its figures are calculated in the same way as in ...