The headlines say inflation is down, and politicians call it progress. But for most Americans, those headlines don’t make it past the checkout line. Prices may not be climbing as fast, but they never ...

Affordability is top of mind for consumers and politicians. Prices for things like housing, food and electricity have risen sharply since before the Covid-19 pandemic, even as inflation has ...

The surge of inflation that took hold after the pandemic is still hurting household budgets and still very much on the minds of officials at the Federal Reserve.

Wages have largely kept up with inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic started in 2020 — but for many workers, it hasn't felt like much of a win. Price increases and pay gains have seesawed over the ...

Wage growth is finally outrunning inflation, and that shift is quietly rewiring the outlook for the United States economy. With prices cooling, paychecks stretching further, and growth already ...

President Donald Trump blasted Democrats over their affordability focus in a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, saying their policies brought historic inflation that he is working to bring down and continues ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. central bank needs to keep tight monetary policy in place for now amid continued ...