White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett praised Thursday’s consumer price index (CPI) report, which showed inflation rose less than expected. "It was just an absolute blockbuster ...
The September 2025 Consumer Price Index (CPI) reading showed that inflation across all items increased by 3% year over year, but if it feels like your bills have gone up a lot more than that, you’re ...
About the author: J.W. Mason is a professor of economics at John Jay College and the City University of New York, and a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. A lingering puzzle about inflation is why the ...
The White House claimed Friday that the government shutdown could delay or eliminate the next inflation report, causing economic fallout. The Rapid Response 47 account on X wrote Friday, "The White ...
It’s nearly impossible to have a conversation with family, friends or co-workers about the U.S. economy without hearing the word “inflation.” Inflation shapes what households pay, how much they save ...