The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is used as a chief barometer of inflation. But what is it and how is it calculated? CNBC Select explains below and recommends some cards that could help put money ...

It's getting harder and harder to pretend the inflation problem isn't a problem. CPI was up on an annual basis for the fourth ...

Changes in the CPI over time are used to estimate the rate of inflation. The consumer price index is essentially a collection of average current prices of common goods and services weighted ...

January inflation ran hot, and the odds of Fed interest rate cuts fell as Consumer Price Index total CPI inflation ...

Two major indicators this week both showed inflation running a little hotter than expected last month. But there may still be some good news ...

The chief source of inflation in January was the cost of shelter. That accounted for about 30% of the overall increase in the consumer-price index. Yet shelter costs — rent and housing — are actually ...

CPI report, released by the Labor Department Wednesday, showed inflation rising more than expected. Learn what this means for ...