Inflation Ticks Up to 2.9%, but Underlying Price Gains Are Muted
Gas prices rose sharply, but investors homed in on a small decline in the core CPI.
Inflation heated up in December, as prices continue to weigh on Americans
The consumer price index increased by 2.9 percent in December from a year earlier, the Labor Department reported Wednesday, ...
Producer prices rose less than expected in December, encouraging investors
The Labor Department reported Tuesday that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it hits consumers — rose ...
US stocks surge after latest inflation report shows progress on price hikes
Consumer inflation data came in slightly hotter than expected in December. Consumer prices were up 2.9% for the 12 months ended in December as compared to 2.7% in November, according to the latest ...
World food price index eases in Dec, pushed lower by sugar
The United Nations' world food price index dipped in December against November levels, led lower by a drop in international ...
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Subdued PPI reading is nice, but Wednesday's consumer-price index may be 'most important inflation reading in recent memory'
A subdued December producer-price index reading Tuesday morning brought a modicum of relief to investors stressed out over the prospect of a re-acceleration of inflation, but it's the December ...