Inflation

The producer price index -- prices received by U.S. companies -- rose 0.7 percent last month, its largest uptick in five months. Diane Swonk, chief economist with Mesirow Financial, explains what's behind the rise and whether the U.S. should be worried about inflation.

Global markets are mixed this morning after China reported that inflation hit a ten-month high in February and consumer spending came in worse than expected.

According to the current Consumer Price Index, the inflation rate is zero percent. But for many people, their cost of living doesn't reflect the data's averages.

A eulogy for inflation, after the consumer price index comes in at 0.0 percent.

Gus Faucher, senior economist at PNC Financial Services , discusses the housing market, the economy and your paycheck.

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party promises to tackle economic problems.

To avoid the fiscal cliff, some want to change the Consumer Price Index to reflect lower real inflation. That would cut Social Security payments.

Today police in Iran fought with money lenders and other protesters in front of the country's central bank. Inflation in Iran is running at a shocking clip: the Iranian Rial is down 25% against the dollar in just the past week.

The Federal Reserve wraps up its two day policy meeting today. It's expected to announce whether it will pump more stimulus money into the U.S. economy. Meanwhile, we just got inflation numbers for August. Wholesale prices increased 1.7 percent last month -- the biggest jump in three years.

What should investors -- especially those in their 50s and 60s -- do with their already diminished retirement savings?