Economists had predicted inflation would jump nearly an entire percentage point from 2.4% in February to 3.3% in March on an annual basis, according to the average of six separate forecasts reviewed ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the March consumer price index report earlier Friday. Here are the numbers at a glance: Overall YoY: +3.3%, higher than February's rate of +2.4%. Overall MoM: ...

A huge increase in gas prices was a certainty in the March CPI, so the real surprise was a more modest 0.2% rise in the core rate of inflation. Wall Street had expected a 0.3% increase. The core CPI ...

Inflation surged in March as consumer prices jumped amid the economic disruptions caused by the Iran war's impact on the energy market. The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday said that the consumer ...

The March CPI is expected to be a real barn burner. It is no mystery at this point as to why WTI Crude oil (CL1:COM) and gasoline prices are surging. The part with less clarity is how hot it will be ...

US inflation surged in March by the most in nearly four years as the war with Iran sent gasoline prices skyrocketing. The consumer price index rose 0.9% from February, according to data out Friday.

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

There's no sugarcoating this. The 0.9 percentage point jump in CPI inflation from the previous month, to 3.3% YoY in March, is disappointing. The fact that it was expected doesn't make it less hard to ...

Inflation hit its highest rate in nearly two years, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) the inflation index for ...

Treasury yields were choppy after Friday’s inflation report showed that consumer prices rose less than expected in March when excluding food and energy. So-called core prices rose 0.2% in March from ...

The March inflation report will likely show a jump driven by higher energy prices, disrupting the moderate rate of growth that has characterized 2026 so far. Tariffs are likely to accelerate growth ...

Two inflation reports drop this week, but neither captures the full picture of what's happening to prices in real time. The gap comes down to a trade-off economists know well: speed versus ...