This index is primarily used to determine current inflation ... U.S. policies to bring inflation down. Part of the Fed’s role is managing pricing stability and employment with interest rate ...

Through December, the US economy added jobs for 48 consecutive months, tying the second-longest period of employment expansion ... even in the face of high inflation and high interest rates ...

A fresh reading from the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge showed prices remained sticky in the final month of 2024, likely reinforcing a wait-and-see approach from the central bank.

Last summer's fleeting confidence in inflation has long since evaporated at the Federal Reserve. Tariffs aren't helping, but ...