Cooling US inflation and steady job growth in January strengthen hopes the economy can avoid recession in 2026.

The January CPI report showed cooling inflation, a key factor in whether the Federal Reserve resumes interest rate cuts.

The story in January 2026 is that the waters remain muddied by the government-shutdown-induced gap. The current y/y figures are all flattered by that event, and exaggerate how good the inflation ...

A key measure of inflation fell to nearly a five-year low last month as apartment rental price growth slowed and gas prices fell, offering some relief to Americans still grappling with the sharp ...

Due to the new series, inflation is seen to be lower than earlier-projected, giving room for the central bank to extend the ...

M/M vs. +0.3% consensus and +0.3% prior, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday.

Core inflation, which excludes the more volatile costs of food and energy and is considered a better indicator of underlying price trends, decelerated last month. Core CPI inflation was 2.5% year over ...

Japan’s core inflation picked up for the first time since May. Headline and core inflation both hit 2.9%, keeping inflation above the BOJ’s 2% target. The figures set an early test for new Prime ...