The 12-month rate of inflation as of March 2026 is 3.3%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Inflation is one of the major financial challenges Americans have faced in th ...

T he war against Iran that America and Israel launched two months ago caused a surge in oil prices, which could reignite ...

Mortgage rates have fluctuated dramatically in the last 50 years of recorded data by Freddie Mac. While rates peaked at 7.79% ...

The residential mortgage as we know it today is less than a century old. In fact, until the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) was established in 1934, only one in 10 Americans even owned a home.

The consumer price index for January accelerated 2.4% from the same time a year ago, down 0.3 percentage point from the prior month and the lowest since May 2025. Excluding food and energy, the core ...

Consumer prices rose 2.4 percent over the past year and 0.2 percent in January alone, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. The latest consumer price index report, which was ...

The consumer price index increased a seasonally adjusted 0.3% for the month, putting the 12-month inflation rate at 2.4%. The core CPI posted a 0.2% monthly reading and 2.5% annual rate, compared with ...

The CPI was expected to rise 2.5% on an annual basis last month, according to economists polled by financial data firm FactSet. The January CPI represents the slowest pace of inflation since May 2025 ...

The Rule of 20 signals overvaluation, but inflation, profit margins, and negative real rates can mislead. Read more macro ...