Policymakers cling to a 1970s consumer-price index formula that overstates cost increases and drives up automatic spending.

The report shows food items like instant coffee and beef are getting pricier. Instant coffee prices in September were about ...

Key CPI-W data needed to calculate the 2026 COLA will now be announced on Oct. 24. The purchasing power of Social Security benefits has decreased over the years. The government shutdown has affected ...

Halloween costumes and displays have been in stores since summer, giving families more time to shop and more pressure to ...

M/M vs. 0.4% consensus and +0.4% in August, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. The ...

While we won't know the exact percentage until Friday, Oct. 24, an advocacy group for seniors has set its final prediction ...

The September CPI report showed that inflation remains tame – and all but confirms another rate cut from the Fed.

This has been a unique year, with Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) reveal delayed by nine days due to the ...

The pace of inflation likely picked up last month, but not enough to prevent the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates ...

Many benefit claimants will be hoping to see their payment rates increase next year, after the CPI figures for September - traditionally ... benefits are not claimed each year. Use a benefits ...

Key PointsThis would normally be the most-exciting week of the year for Social Security recipients, but the federal government shutdown had other plans.The last puzzle piece needed to calculate Social ...

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is reportedly calling back workers in order to compile September's Consumer Price Index (CPI) in spite of the government shutdown, according to the New York ...