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The commonly cited headline CPI figure, 3%, is also above the Fed's target rate, but it's pretty meaningless. It just compares the prices in September with the prices in September of last year - so it ...

More than 75 million Americans receiving Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits will see their monthly payments rise 2.8% in 2026, accelerating from the prior year’s increase for ...

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Inflation rose in September. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released CPI data during the government shutdown, which has ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq Composite rose as the stock market reacted to the CPI inflation report.

I bond interest rates adjust every six months, and the inflation reading released Friday allows us to calculate what your ...

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The inflation report helps the Federal Reserve make rate change decisions, but the shutdown has interrupted data gathering.

The data comes more than a week late, after the Bureau of Labor called back furloughed employees to finish it.