Follow along with Investopedia's live coverage of Friday's inflation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The inflation data captures the period before the Iran war broke out. Since then, oil prices have surged, driving inflation ...

The January CPI report showed cooling inflation, a key factor in whether the Federal Reserve resumes interest rate cuts.

Headline inflation was at its lowest in five years, but a global oil price shock has made the reading a bit stale.

A key measure of US inflation was tame at the start of the year. But another metric is shaping up to paint a very different picture.

The Labor Department says consumer prices increased 0.3% in December and held steady at 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. Food prices increased 0.7% for the month and were up 3.1% from a year ago. Gas ...

The latest CPI data, a key inflation metric, came in in line with expectations Wednesday, but rising energy costs from the Iran conflict are casting a long shadow.

The CPI was expected to rise 2.5% on an annual basis last month, according to economists polled by financial data firm FactSet. The January CPI represents the slowest pace of inflation since May 2025 ...

The January inflation reading offered encouraging signs for consumers and the U.S. economy, with the Consumer Price Index coming in below Wall Street expectations and falling to its lowest level in ...

Inflation in the United States cooled in November, with the headline rate slipping to 2.7%, a level that would have sounded almost dreamy during the price spikes of the past few years. The move puts ...