Inflation in the United States is now at the center of a political and pocketbook tug-of-war. The White House says prices are rising at roughly 2.5%, a figure officials present as proof that the ...

The economy is not as strong as it could be and requires increased activity.

A decline in the rate of price increases is good news for Americans who have grappled for years with rising costs of living.

Inflation in 2025 ended neither as a crisis nor as a clean victory. The headline numbers finally look close to what central bankers call normal, yet the lived experience of prices for rent, ...