inflation

Many families are spending less on school supplies this year by buying cheaper brands or fewer items overall. Retail analysts are worried about what this will mean for the holiday shopping season.

Stripping out the cost of imported energy, imports are about 4.5% more expensive than at the same time last year.

The debate over what to do about interest rates continues. And things have changed since the Fed’s last meeting in July.

A new study reaches that conclusion by comparing the U.S. to Belgium, where wages are indexed to inflation by law.

A look at new inflation data, a narrowing K-shaped economy, and the rest of the week’s economic news.

Energy prices remain elevated, which affects costs of transportation, materials, and power.

The net result is that the average American household’s buying power has dwindled by 0.1% over the past year.

The rise in oil prices and other commodities is helping to drive inflation up, with price increases outpacing wage gains.

We discuss what newly revealed cracks in the labor mean for the central bank’s next moves.

According to a report from credit bureau TransUnion, the number of credit cards issued increased nearly 12% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to a year before.