This index is primarily used to determine current inflation and predict ... According to the FOMC, an annual target increase in inflation of 2% is consistent over the long run with a strong ...

Major stock markets in the Gulf were subdued in early trade on Wednesday as investors remained cautious given the uncertainty ...

The consumer price index, an inflation gauge, rose 2.9% on an annual basis in December. That's up from 2.7% in November. Energy, food, new and used vehicles, car insurance and airline fares were ...

Since the CPI's creation, the annual percentage change in the index was a historic high of 17.8% in 1917. More recently, during a period of particularly high inflation in the 1970s and 1980s ...

In today's Chart of the Day, Yahoo Finance host Julie Hyman explores this wage growth pattern, the factors shaping it, and what it means for consumer spending in relation to inflation. To watch ...