"CPI inflation in December was a bit higher than forecasters expected. The headline CPI rose 0.3% in December, up from 0.1% in November, while the core CPI rose 0.3%, unchanged from November.

December CPI Report Highlights. CPI report release date and time: Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 8:30 a.m. EST; The CPI is forecast to rise 0.3% in December after rising by the same amount in November.

The Labor Department on Wednesday said that the consumer price index (CPI) — a broad measure of how much everyday goods like gasoline, groceries and rent cost — increased 0.4% in December ...

Prior to December's print, core CPI had been stuck at a 3.3% annual gain for the past four months. It was the first time since July that year-over-year core CPI saw a deceleration in price growth.

Core CPI also rose 0.2%, below the November increase of 0.3%. Economists expected consumer prices to rise 0.3% on a monthly basis in December, and for the annual inflation rate to rise to 2.8% ...

Yet the Fed has struggled with the last leg of its inflation battle in pushing the CPI to a 2% annual rate, and December's reading could convince the central bank to hold off on another rate cut ...

December CPI shows 0.4% monthly rise; annual inflation hits 2.9%. Core inflation slows to 3.2%, signaling easing pressures. Energy costs surged 2.6% in December, led by a 4.4% spike in gasoline ...

The selloff in the S&P 500 could continue if the core CPI comes at 0.3% MoM, which would be above the expectations of 0.2% MoM. Check out the implications.

December's Consumer Price Index (CPI) data showed prices increased 0.4% month over month and 2.9% year over year. Core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 3.2% yearly, coming ...

December CPI was softer than expected, with headline CPI up 0.4% and core CPI up 0.2%, leading to YoY rates of 2.9% and 3.3%, respectively. Read what investors need to know.

With the December CPI report now a matter of record, we turned to economists, strategists and other experts for their thoughts on what the data means for markets, macroeconomics and monetary ...