The Iran war has pushed up gasoline, groceries and other prices for consumers.

The consumer price index declined unexpectedly in November 2025. It was the first CPI report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics since the government shutdown ended last month. Economists said that ...

Even at today’s US$110/bbl, oil prices in real terms are well below late-70s levels – particularly if you’re adjusting for ...

While crude oil prices soar above triple digits amid the ongoing disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump‘s next political crisis may already be taking shape at the ...

With many Americans worried about prices, it’s worth looking at whether workers’ wages have been rising quickly enough to ...

It's been a year since Liberation Day, and Americans are still feeling tariff whiplash. US trade policy has shifted frequently since President Donald Trump announced a wide-ranging set of tariffs, ...

The inflation rate was 2.4% in February, new consumer price index data showed. The Fed can use this and other inflation indicators to make its interest rate decision next week. Meanwhile, data ...

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

AFTER PEAKING at more than 10% in late 2022, because of post-pandemic supply-chain snarl-ups, over-generous stimulus cheques and, for good measure, an energy shock from Russia’s full-scale invasion of ...

Inflation has climbed in the wake of the energy shock stemming from the Middle East, and economists expect the upward ...

The consumer price index rose 2.4% in February from a year earlier, unchanged from January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's still slightly above policymakers' long-term inflation ...