An inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve rose slightly last month, the latest sign that some consumer prices remain stubbornly elevated, even as inflation is cooling in fits and starts.

Fresh tariffs amid high inflation are making the Fed’s job uniquely difficult and feeding uncertainty about what to expect for interest rates this year.

That's how high 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods could push U.S. inflation, according to analysis firm Capital Economics. Additional levies on China or other countries would boost prices still more,

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at its January meeting following three consecutive rate cuts amid uncertainty over inflation and economic conditions.

December’s PCE report on Friday suggests that inflation finished 2024 above the Federal Reserve's 2% target, but it didn't spiral out of control, which is "the ideal outcome" from a stock investor’s perspective,

The latest reading on the Fed's preferred inflation gauge comes just two days after the central bank paused its interest rate cutting cycle.

A once-dominant BlackRock Inc. bond ETF is at risk of losing its crown as the biggest inflation-hedging product of its kind, after schooling investors about the dangers of safety trades laden with interest-rate risk.

The Federal Reserve kicked off its second Trump era right where it left off: Doing exactly what it wanted to do, ignoring President Donald Trump’s demands that it lower rates.

But the bigger employer benefit cost — about 8% of total compensation — is health insurance. And in 2024, the premiums your employer paid went up faster than most things, besides eggs. “So health care costs were 4 to 5% higher than general inflation,” said Taranto. “A big chunk of that is driven by prescription drugs.”

Stocks surrendered early gains and closed lower after the White House said President Trump would impose promised tariffs on some key U.S. trading partners

In a Friday speech, Federal Reserve Board member Michelle Bowman said regulation and supervision should be aimed at expanding banking access, not limiting it.