South African inflation is subdued and food price rises are slowing, but the proposed VAT hike would throw a big spanner in the works.

In January, economists expect that overall PCE inflation rose 0.3% on a monthly basis and 2.5% on an annual basis, according to FactSet’s consensus estimates. They anticipate that the core measure of ...

Economist at the Efficient Group Dawie Roodt says the 3.2% increase in the Consumer Price Index is good news. He says markets ...

The Social Security Administration's 2024 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) has left many beneficiaries feeling shortchanged.

Retirees are often thought to be living on fixed incomes, but most of them are collecting Social Security benefits, and those ...

The latest Primerica Household Budget Index™ (HBI™), a monthly economic snapshot measuring the impact of inflation on middle-income households alongsi ...

Richmond Fed president Tom Barkin said Tuesday that he wants to keep interest rates 'modestly restrictive' until he gains more confidence inflation is returning to the central bank’s 2% goal, warning ...

Bitcoin dropped to a three-month low on Tuesday as investors backed off risky assets amid growing economic uncertainty.

Social Security beneficiaries receive an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to keep the purchasing power of benefits aligned with rising prices across the economy. The official 2026 COLA will not ...

The American consumer is getting worried about the economy. Economic jitters are showing up across various sentiment surveys as the Trump administration aims to reconfigure America’s trade ...

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Brazil's IPCA-15 consumer price index posted in February its largest monthly rise in almost three years, official data showed ...