Calculating housing costs presented one of the thorniest challenges—and they make up a huge portion of the price index.

Housing and insurance costs remain stubbornly high, keeping monthly bills elevated even as overall inflation cools. Food ...

Miran, in a speech and a subsequent television interview, said government statistics are misleading and “underlying” inflation is running below 2.3%, not far from the Fed’s 2% target.

Inflation is the primary concern that could disrupt the positive economic trends seen under the Trump administration, including faster growth and higher stock prices. The recent inflation rate of 3.0% ...

America’s cost-of-living problem is simple math: Inflation spiked several years ago and paychecks haven’t had enough time to catch up. The latest jobs report revealed Tuesday that the problem got even ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Around 3 p.m. Tuesday on Christmas Eve, there was a familiar feeling of adrenaline running through the parking lot of the Ridgedale Target in Minnetonka. With bags in hand, shoppers ...

It would be helpful in solving the affordability issue if those searching for an answer seized upon the prophetic words of ...

Home buyers are struggling with high home prices and 7% mortgage rates, and the October CPI data does little to help. Shelter inflation was responsible for the increase in inflation in October, as ...

Inflation rose to 2.7% in November, up from 2.6% in October, according to the Labor Department. The increase aligns with economists' expectations of what the incoming president might do to increase ...

Just because the Federal Reserve is nearing its inflation goal doesn't mean the problem is solved, as the high price of goods and services across the U.S. economy continues to pose a burden for ...

Two weeks ago, I opened this letter by noting the election uncertainty, once over, would give way to a different uncertainty about what comes next. That’s where we are now. I fully expected a closer ...