The latest CPI data don’t even factor in the Iran conflict. Here are some takeaways.

Follow along with Investopedia's live coverage of Friday's inflation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Inflation may have been relatively tame in February, but that might not matter much to financial markets and the Fed.

The data may reveal less than usual about inflation’s path as it does not account for gas and oil price surges sparked by the Iran war in early March.

There were some encouraging economic developments this week that millions of Americans likely warmly welcomed. The unemployment rate in January, for example, declined to 4.3% as employers added more ...

The consumer price index was rose 2.4% in February 2026, above policymakers' target, economists said. War in Iran complicates the picture.

Just when we thought it was safe to return to the supermarket aisle, it seems inflation has come back to bite us again. Worse, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) predicts it will linger for longer ...

As always, there is plenty of noise about the potential for short-term inflation from tariffs, fiscal stimulus from tax cuts, and deficit spending from various governments around the world. But the ...

President Trump, insisting that "there is no inflation," has been trying to force the Fed to slash short-term interest rates to 1% or even lower. The New York Federal Reserve has just published a ...