As the costs of goods continues to increase nationwide, Social Security benefit adjustments aren't expected to keep up.

The Social Security COLA, or cost-of-living adjustment, is the process by which the Social Security Administration increases benefits to keep up with rising costs over time. While the general idea of ...

The Producer Price Index, a wholesale inflation gauge that is being closely watched for tariff-related impacts, showed that price hikes slowed substantially in February.

The inflation rate last month was slightly lower than forecast by economists, although price increases are still higher than ...

The U.S. stock market was mostly rising Wednesday after fresh data showed inflation slowed in February, but investors may want to “curb their enthusiasm as the cumulative future impact of tariffs ...

Analysts now expect the 2026 COLA to be 2.2%, down from 2.5% in 2025, according to forecasts from the Senior Citizens League and from independent Social Security and Medicare analyst Mary Johnson.

A key inflation measure simmered down in February, the month before a round of President Donald Trump's wide-ranging tariffs ...

Inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, slowed more than expected in February. The CPI increased 2.8% from a year ...

Inflation has been top-of-mind for consumers for years now. And for years, Federal Reserve officials say the inflation rate ...

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Cost-of-living adjustments have been something of a mixed bag for retirees over the last 16 years. The 2010s were a period of ...