Data on consumer prices in February will inform the Federal Reserve’s deliberations over interest rates next week.

The consumer price index was rose 2.4% in February 2026, above policymakers' target, economists said. War in Iran complicates the picture.

While February’s Consumer Price Index report shows only modest price pressures, inflationary risks are rising again as the conflict in the Middle East drags on.

Annual inflation was unchanged last month at 2.4%, according to the latest Consumer Price Index, released Wednesday.

In February, the consumer price index rose 2.5% in the Bay Area on an annual basis compared to 2025, down from the 3% spike ...

The January inflation reading offered encouraging signs for consumers and the U.S. economy, with the Consumer Price Index coming in below Wall Street expectations and falling to its lowest level in ...

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 ...

A Friday the 13th economic report appeared to deliver some fortunate news: Annual inflation slowed significantly. However, certain details of the latest Consumer Price Index presented a more sobering ...

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 ...

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The consumer price index, a broad measure of goods and services costs across the U.S. economy, is expected to show a 2.5% gain from a year ago. If that ends up being accurate, it would bring the gauge ...

The new consumer price index report doesn't reflect the oil shock from the ongoing war in Iran.