Inflation

A recent study shows that price of the fast food chain’s flagship Big Mac sandwich is reaching new all-time highs.

U.S. consumer price increases eased slightly from January to February but still pointed to an elevated inflation rate that is posing a challenge for the Federal Reserve at a delicate moment for the financial system.

Americans are still feeling the squeeze of inflation, especially at the breakfast table.

The pace of consumer price increases eased again in January, the latest sign that the high inflation that has gripped Americans for two years is slowing.

Even with rising food costs, your Super Bowl party might cost less than you think because of favorites like chicken wings, ground beef and avocados dropping in price.

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People are scrambling to social media to find humor in an eggspensive predicament.

Expiring federal aid, a deadly outbreak of bird flu and war in Ukraine combined to send inflation skyrocketing for a handful of consumer items.

President Joe Biden spoke Thursday to celebrate the easing inflation rates after the Consumer Price Index showed a dip to 6.5%.

Rising consumer prices in the United States moderated again last month, bolstering hopes that inflation’s grip on the economy will continue to ease this year and possibly require less drastic action by the Federal Reserve to control it.

A lingering bird flu outbreak, combined with soaring feed, fuel and labor costs, has led to U.S. egg prices more than doubling over the past year, and hatched a lot of sticker shock on grocery aisles.

As customers continue seeing the prices of eggs go up, some are thinking outside the carton. For restaurants, like In a Pickle in Waltham, Massachusetts, the question remains how long hefty ingredient price tags can be swallowed without dishing out an up-charge to customers. In other cases, the answer to the rising costs comes down to raising livestock. Employees at…

Going grocery shopping these days can be financially overwhelming. Prices on just about everything have gone up and stayed up.  If you want to reduce your grocery bills, you may want to switch stores. The nonprofit Boston Consumers’ Checkbook recently compared prices at more than a dozen local grocery chains to see which had the best prices. Checkbook shoppers purchased…

Inflation has more than doubled the price of some festive staples.

The Fed’s seventh rate hike this year will make it even costlier for consumers and businesses to borrow for homes, autos and other purchases.

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate to the highest level in 15 years, indicating the fight against inflation is not over yet.

A new Consumer Price Index report from the Labor Department shows inflation is slowing in the U.S.

The consumer price index was expected to increase 0.3% in November, according to Dow Jones estimates.

The producer price index, a measure of what companies get for their products in the pipeline, increased 0.3% for the month and 7.4% from a year ago.

Average household expenses are up around $433 a month, and that likely means people will change their holiday spending habits.