by Stephanie Hong | Mar 18, 2026 | Consumer Price Index, Economy, Inflation
Inflation held steady in February until just before the United States attacked Iran. Now U.S. oil prices are surging, and prices overall will do the same. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), released on Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor statistics, rose 2.4% from a year...
by Giulio Gnash | Mar 14, 2026 | Economy, Featured, Inflation, Personal Income
Stubbornly high inflation paired with another war in the Middle East could spell trouble for the U.S. economy. Personal income rose 0.4% in January, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, but inflation reduced that gain to just 0.15% in real terms. The PCE...
by Sami Marshak | Mar 23, 2025 | Consumer Price Index, Economy, Featured, Inflation
Inflation in February slowed more than expected, although the threat of widespread tariffs, especially on goods from China, brings uncertainty about what’s to come in the future. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.8% year-over-year, slightly lower than the 2%...
by Sami Marshak | Mar 4, 2025 | Consumer Price Index, Featured, Inflation
Inflation ticked upward in January, rising higher than many economists expected—a sign that the economy is headed in the wrong direction. Prices rose 3% in January from a year ago — a full percentage point higher than the Fed’s 2% target goal, the Bureau of Labor...
by Genna Contino | May 14, 2024 | Consumer Price Index, Economy, Inflation
Inflation is still top of mind for many voters heading into the presidential election, despite the rate of price acceleration slowing considerably from its pandemic-era extremes. The consumer price index report, set to release Wednesday morning, will provide insight...
by Joseph Lingad | May 24, 2023 | Economy, Inflation
When Noah Carey founded his company in 2015, no banks worked with the cannabis industry. But now he is seeing financial institutions that once balked at the underserved market have a change of heart — in part because of the recent banking crisis. Carey’s company,...
