The Federal Reserve lowered its target for the Fed funds rate by another 25 basis points last week. But why should you care?

October retail sales loom after in-line inflation data and Jerome Powell's comments casting doubt on Fed rate cuts. S&P 500 ...

Americans stepped up their spending at retailers last month in the latest sign that healthy consumer spending is driving the ...

The consumer price index of the United States increased 0.2% for the fourth straight month in October, in line with the expectations of economists polled by Reuters. In the 12 months through October, ...

Anxiety over new trade (and tech) wars was not calmed after Trump revealed his picks for key foreign policy positions this week. They are all stern China hawks warning of more stormy waters in ...

Our new data page, CPI Inflation Contributions from Goods and Services, details the evolution of inflation using the consumer ...

Consumer prices rose 2.6% in October compared to a year ago, ticking upward from the previous month and reversing some of the ...

Donald Trump’s allies tell us that tariffs are principally a negotiating tool rather than a tax on consumers: if you threaten ...