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

As seniors face rising prices for shelter and medical services, their annual benefit boosts aren't keeping up.

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 ...

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.

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

As nights draw in and bills creep up, households face another squeeze that arrives quietly, then bites hard. Landlords review ...

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

Well, it seems like it’s been a while since the last CPI update! Thanks to the government shutdown, it has been since this ...

Many benefit claimants will be hoping to see their payment rates increase next year, after the CPI figures for September ...

Millions of retirees and others receiving Social Security benefits are watching inflation data to see one figure, the COLA ...