Underlying Inflation Was Stubborn in January by Fed’s Preferred Metric

PCE inflation in January was 2.8% year over year. The numbers predate the Iran conflict.

CPI Report Live: Here's Where Inflation Rose and Fell at the Grocery Store in February

Follow along with Investopedia's live coverage of Friday's inflation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Everyday Economics: The Fed faces a slowing economy and a new inflation shock

Workers are staying put because it has become much harder to find a new job, and that low-hire environment is likely to keep wage growth under pressure just as inflation begins to rise again. That ...

Fed's favored inflation gauge remained stubbornly high in January as consumer price pressures persist

The Commerce Department on Friday released the January 2026 PCE inflation report, which showed the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge remained stubbornly high for consumers.

Here's the inflation breakdown for February 2026 — in one chart

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

Trump: Iran war will end when I ‘feel it in my bones’

President Donald Trump did not commit to a definitive timeline for the war in Iran, saying in a Friday interview that the ...