The cost of living was a major issue for voters this year. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with three people about how they're feeling the effects of inflation as the midterms come to an end.

Even when inflation slows, many Americans don’t feel relief at the checkout line – and there’s a simple reason for it: Prices don’t rewind. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) shows prices rose 3.3% ...

Most economic indicators show that the explosion in artificial intelligence infrastructure spending is having a positive effect on the U.S economy. U.S. gross domestic product rose at an annual rate ...

Some of us are old enough to recall very high interest rates during the late 1970s/early 1980s. For example, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 11.2 percent in 1979, increased to 16.63 percent in ...

Consumer prices surged 3.8% in April from a year ago. That's according to data released today from the Department of Labor. SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: It's the highest annual reading since May 2023, and it ...

Inflation is one of the economy’s most important vital signs and one of the subtlest to measure. The CPI inflation rate—the 12-month change in the consumer-price index—gets most of the attention. But ...

The latest CPI inflation data showed prices surged in March, largely powered by a double-digit rise in energy costs. While price growth outside energy was subdued, economists expect rising fuel costs ...

Inflation, an increase in the general money price level (“nominal inflation”), causes substantial concern across households, boardrooms, legislative chambers, and central banks alike. It erodes the ...

Chile's central bank held its rate at 4.5% while warning inflation risks have risen. Here is what that means for prices, copper exporters and US investors.