Federal Reserve Beige Book finds inflation rising at a strong pace across most districts, driven by energy costs tied to the Middle East conflict.

The new CPI report showed inflation in May climbed to the highest rate in about three years.

Federal Reserve officials are caught between inflation and the labor market. All over the country, people are giving the Federal Reserve an earful about the rising cost of pretty much everything. That ...

Jerome Powell’s press conferences—sometimes market-moving events—have attracted less notice of late. With Donald Trump in the White House, the chair of the Federal Reserve faces competition for ...

The Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book report indicates that US inflation pressures have intensified as a result of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which have forced businesses to either absorb ...

After peaking in 2022 at 11% year on year, inflation across the rich world has steadily fallen. Until now. As central banks bring down interest rates, headline inflation across the rich world is ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and ...