Tag: Consumer Price Index

The Consumer Price Index revealed that headline inflation in the United States rose 0.4% over the last month and 6% over the prior year in February. This is a decline from the 0.5% month-over-month increase and the 6.4% year-over-year rise in January. Core inflation,...

Brazilian government agency IBGE released data on Friday that indicated a 0.76% rise in Brazil's IPCA-15 consumer price index in the month to mid-February, beating expectations. Economists polled by Reuters expected a 0.72% increase. February's consumer price index movements far exceed January's 0.55% rise, while...

Inflation rose in January, thereby defying investors' earlier perceptions that inflation would continue to cool down after already reaching its peak. The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.5% over the past month, government data released on Tuesday revealed. CPI rose by 6.4%...

The dollar continued to hover around a five-week high against a range of major currencies on Monday as investors expect the Federal Reserve to continue its tight monetary policy for longer than was previously expected. Among those currencies that the dollar performed notably well against...

Analysts commented over the weekend that with consumer prices continuing to rise over the past month at an alarming rate, the Federal Reserve's battle against inflation is not yet over. January's consumer price index, which is set to be reported on Tuesday, is expected...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to release the December Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Thursday at 8:30 ET. With the CPI expected to have declined to 6.5%, this report would be a welcome sign for investors who hope for the Federal Reserve...