Consumer prices rose 3.3% in March, as energy prices spiked due to Iran conflict
A man shops for butter at a supermarket in Houston, Texas, on March 17, 2026. Ronaldo Schemidt | AFP |...
Inflation
Inflation held sticky at 3% as U.S. headed into war with Iran, key Fed gauge shows
Core inflation held above the Federal Reserve's target before the recent surge in energy prices, according to a key gauge...
Fed officials still foresee rate cut this year, despite war impacts, minutes show
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal...
Markets shift back toward potential Fed rate cut this year with Iran ceasefire in place
A trader works, as a screen broadcasts a press conference by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell following the Fed...
Evercore ISI predicts 'inflection point' is days away, plans to commit capital if S&P 500 drops to this level
A week of "maximum uncertainty" should deliver a key opportunity for investors, according to Evercore ISI's Julian Emanuel. "We're getting...
Average IRS tax refund is up 10.9%, latest filing data shows
Pheelings Media | Istock | Getty ImagesThe average tax refund is 10.9% higher so far this season, compared with about the same...
Markets now see the Fed's next move as a potential rate hike as inflation fears mount
A man walks at a supermarket in Houston, Texas, on March 17, 2026.Ronaldo Schemidt | AFP | Getty ImagesSurging energy...
Global forecasting group sees U.S. inflation at 4.2% this year, much higher than Fed estimate
The Iran war and its impact on the global energy market will keep headline U.S. inflation this year well above...
Elizabeth Warren demands answers on costs, economic impact of 'illegal and reckless war'
Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, speaks during...
Iran war-induced fertilizer shortage threatens Republicans in farm states ahead of midterms
Garrett Mauch spreads manure as fertilizer on fields at his family's farm in Lamar, Colorado, on January 21, 2026. RJ...
Traders now see little chance of an interest rate cut this year following Fed decision
All of the positive economic talk out of this week's Federal Reserve meeting had a negative impact on investors, who...
Kalshi co-founder Luana Lopes Lara on the biggest prediction markets risks she has ever taken
Luana Lopes Lara, co-founder of Kalshi, spends all day thinking about probabilities. Coming out of an elite math degree background...
Fourth-quarter GDP revised down to just 0.7% growth; January core inflation was 3.1%
Economic growth was much slower than expected in the final three months of 2025 while core inflation rose to start...
Consumer prices rose 2.4% annually in February, as expected
Prices consumers pay for a broad range of goods and services rose in line with expectations for February, offering a...
New York Fed's Williams says tariff burden falls 'overwhelmingly' on U.S. businesses and consumers
John Williams, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, speaks during an Economic Club...
As Trump declares inflation tamed, Iran conflict threatens new price pressures
Gas prices at a Sunoco gas station in Media, Pennsylvania, US, on Monday, March 2, 2026. Oil surged the most...
Core wholesale prices rose 0.8% in January, much more than expected
Customers shops for fruit in a supermarket in New York on Jan. 22, 2026.Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty ImagesWholesale...
Fed's Goolsbee calls for a hold on cuts as current rate of inflation is 'not good enough'
Austan Goolsbee, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, speaks during the National Association of...
Fed officials split on where interest rates should go, minutes say
Divided Federal Reserve officials at their January meeting indicated that further interest rate cuts should be paused for now and...
UK inflation cools markedly in January, boosting odds of Bank of England rate cut
A customer looks at goods on a shelf in a supermarket on January 15, 2025 in London, England. Dan Kitwood...
