June 25, 2026 - High gas prices pushed annual inflation to the highest level in three years, according to May data released by the Commerce Department on Thursday.

6 hours ago - The annual US inflation rate is expected to have held steady at 3.4% in August 2026, matching the July reading. On a monthly basis, CPI is forecast to rise 0.4%, the strongest increase in three months, following a 0.1% gain in July. Gasoline prices are expected to have climbed nearly 3%, while ...

June 10, 2026 - Inflation crossed 4 percent for the first time in three years in May, exacerbating Americans’ pain at the pump and dealing a fresh political blow to the White House, as the Iran war’s toll on consumers shows no sign of abating.

2 weeks ago - Core consumer prices, which strip ... for the month, putting it 3.4% above the level a year ago. Analysis: Hot inflation data sets up a Fed rate hike....

May 20, 2026 - U.S. wholesale inflation came in hot last month.

2 weeks ago - Inflation held steady in August, with consumer prices rising 3.4% from a year earlier, matching July's pace but coming in slightly higher than economists had forecast as gasoline costs kept prices elevated.

2 weeks ago - The current U.S. inflation rate is 3.4%. The CPI rose 0.4% from July to August. The core CPI, excluding food and energy, was up 2.4% from a year ago, compared to 2.5% for the year ending in July.

3 weeks ago - High bond yields are driving interest rates higher on consumer loans that are pegged to Treasuries, including mortgage rates. So, unless Washington is prepared to take serious action on prices (and there’s no indication it is), get used to this new era of uncomfortably high inflation – and interest rates.

June 10, 2026 - U.S. inflation accelerated in May, in line with consensus as the consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.5 per cent from April and 4.2 per cent from a year earlier — the fastest pace since early 2023, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor ...

June 11, 2026 - Wholesale inflation is running at the second-fastest pace on record: The 1.1% increase in monthly inflation, which matched the rate of increase seen in April, following revisions, is the fastest since March 2022.

When I give talks, and I tell people, ‘Well the average inflation rate has been about two percent a year,’ I will always get hands to go up during the QA to say that I bought this or I bought that, and it’s much more expensive than it was last year by more than two percent.”

June 10, 2026 - The May CPI came in hot but close to estimates, with headline YoY at 4.2% and core at 2.9%, easing market fears of a major inflation surprise.

May 25, 2026 - The catalyst is inflation that simply refuses to behave. April CPI came in at 3.8% — the hottest reading in nearly three years — with energy alone accounting for roughly 40% of the increase, alongside firmer shelter and food prices.

May 12, 2026 - The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is having a major impact on inflation, with April's annual rise in headline CPI the fastest since 2023.

3 weeks ago - As prices continue to rise, the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates to fight inflation. Read the latest coverage around the U.S. economy and rising inflation.

2 weeks ago - Charts for Economic News Releases The Charts for News Releases complements the written analysis and data tables in BLS news releases. CPI Inflation Calculator The CPI inflation calculator uses the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) U.S.

August 12, 2025 - Rent prices have remained hotter than most economists and Fed officials originally expected. Lags could be one reason, as leases and housing agreements take longer to roll over from the previous year. Another could simply be because homes and mortgage rates have stayed pricey, keeping more renters on the sidelines than usual. Inflation hasn’t just made the prices of key household essentials more expensive — but the costs of vacations and travel, too.

Core consumer inflation focuses on the underlying and persistent trends in inflation by excluding prices set by the government and the more volatile prices of products, such as food and energy, most affected by seasonal factors or temporary supply conditions.

3 weeks ago - If inflation runs hot, it can raise rates and/or decrease the size of its balance sheet by selling securities. Higher rates make mortgages and car loans more expensive, reducing demand and slowing the flow of money through the economy.