February’s inflation report was better than expected, but it doesn’t tell us much about where prices are heading given the uncertainty around Trump’s trade war. “The widespread imposition of tariffs ...

A 2025 recession could cool the housing market, lower home prices and mortgage rates, and offer opportunities for buyers.

The trend in inflation didn’t get any worse in February - in fact it got better - but price pressures are likely to linger for some time. How come? president Trump's tariffs or threatened tariffs have ...

The mild increase in February in both overall consumer prices and the so-called core rate of inflation stemmed largely from lower costs of gasoline, plane tickets and new cars and a slowdown in rent ...

Wednesday's inflation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed that inflation decreased in February to 2.8% from 3.0% the month prior. This shift in inflation broke a four-month ...

Services prices were up 0.2% while housing inflation was up 0.3%. The Federal Reserve held interest rates in place at a rate of 4.25%-4.5% in January after three consecutive declines. It is set to ...

adjusts for changes in consumer behavior and places considerably less emphasis on housing costs. The CPI for January showed an all-items inflation rate of 3% and 3.3% at the core.

They could add to inflation, particularly (housing) inflation." In an online post, Dietz wrote that: "With 32% of appliances and 30% of softwood lumber coming from international trade, uncertainty ...

Persistent price increases in areas like food, as well as other big expenses like housing, healthcare and car insurance, are hindering progress on broader inflation, even as costs of other things like ...

The largest contributors to annual price growth were food and non-alcoholic beverages, housing and alcohol and tobacco ... saying “under Labor, inflation is down”. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) Treasurer ...

Additionally, housing shortages, climate change, rising home insurance, and energy prices, and an overwhelming government debt and deficit all contributed to the highest inflation rate in forty ...

Lumber in particular could exacerbate one of the most persistent causes of inflation: the stuck housing market. The United States doesn’t have enough housing supply to meet demand, and raising ...