There were some encouraging economic developments this week that millions of Americans likely warmly welcomed. The unemployment rate in January, for example, declined to 4.3% as employers added more ...

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The consumer price index showed a 0.3% increase on the month, putting the annual inflation rate at 3%, both lower than expected. Excluding food and energy, core CPI showed a 0.2% monthly gain and an ...

The Chicago Fed president said Tuesday that cuts aren't appropriate until there's more evidence that inflation is on its way down.

Inflation ended the year on a slightly hotter note, with consumer prices rising 0.3% in December and leaving overall costs 2.7% higher than a year earlier. The monthly bump signals that while the ...