The January reading of the consumer-price index is due at 8:30 a.m. ET. Economists expect the CPI increased 2.9% from a year ...

Shelter inflation is gradually falling, as well as sticky inflation ex shelter, which is good news. Read why the recent ...

Stripping out volatile food and energy prices, the core CPI month over month reached +0.3%, in-line with expectations and the November core print. Year over year headline CPI is what’s known as ...

S&P 500 steadies as traders await CPI data and Powell’s testimony. Inflation risks and Trump’s tariffs add uncertainty to the ...

As far as the VIX goes, it typically falls over the next week after the release. Since 2021, the median change in the VIX was ...

The consumer price index, an inflation gauge, rose 2.9% on an annual basis in December 2024 on the back of higher food and energy prices.

Year-over-year core CPI (which excludes volatile food and energy costs) rose 3.2%, below the November rate of 3.3%. The CPI increased 0.4% month over month in December after rising 0.3% in November.

The energy index decreased 0.5 percent for the 12 months ending December. The food index increased 2.5 percent over the last year. The first chart is an overlay of headline CPI and core CPI ...

The December CPI ... 2% over the long run, as measured by the Personal Consumption Expenditures Index. That means the Fed will likely pause its interest rate cuts in the coming months.

the December Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed 0.2% over the prior month, a deceleration from November's 0.3% monthly gain. On an annual basis, prices rose 3.2%. Prior to December's print ...