Consumer prices

The Labor Department said Tuesday that its consumer price index jumped 8.5% in March from 12 months earlier.

The consumer is the key to the US economy. With food, gas and housing prices higher, how far is America from reaching the inflation breaking point?

Having enough cash set aside to cover big unexpected expenses can feel unattainable. But you may find more money in your budget by making some adjustments.

As the Russia-Ukraine conflict has pushed gas prices higher, some politicians want to give Americans direct payments to help weather the storm.

Record high gas prices are stretching consumers. Yet experts say temporarily doing away with the federal gas tax won’t do much.

As prices continue to rise, you’ll likely have to make adjustments to your lifestyle and budget. Here’s what the experts say to do.

Higher prices are not going away any time soon. However, experts say there are steps you can take to protect your money.

Record high inflation could mean an even bigger boost for Social Security beneficiaries next year, according to one early estimate.

Consumers facing higher prices for products made with corn and wheat could be in for more pain as global supplies grow tighter because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

With ongoing uncertainty over how oil supplies could be affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, consumers are likely to continue to see elevated gas prices.

The average amount paid for a new car is $45,717, which is $728 more than the average manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $44,989, new research shows.

Inflation is starting to look like that unexpected — and unwanted — houseguest who just won’t leave.

Workers have seen their hourly pay jump at about the fastest clip in 15 years. But high annual inflation has eaten into those raises.

The consumer price index was expected to increase 7.2% from a year ago, according to a Dow Jones economist survey.

The emerging marketplace of consumer-initiated lab testing may be worth more than $2 billion by 2025, according to Quest Diagnostics.

Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson, the market’s biggest bear, suggests investors are dangerously downplaying a collision between a tightening Fed and slowing growth.

Higher consumer prices in 2021 erased the raises many workers got from their employers. However, wage growth outstripped inflation for some lower earners.

Prices paid by U.S. consumer jumped 7% in December from a year earlier, the highest inflation rate since 1982 and the latest evidence that rising costs for food, gas, rent and other necessities are heightening the financial pressures on America’s households

The consumer price index for December 2021 was expected to increase 7% from a year ago, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones.

Rising pay is good for workers, but too much wage inflation can lead to a vicious cycle in consumer prices. Is the Fed worried enough about it?