Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has said that inflation is a "choice." The same could also be true of how inflation is measured. Warsh has formulated five task forces to look at an array of Fed ...

A closely watched measure of inflation ticked up as the conflict in the Middle East inflated energy prices. By Ben Casselman Ben Casselman is the Times’s chief economics correspondent. The war with ...

High gas prices pushed annual inflation to the highest level in three years, according to May data released by the Commerce Department on Thursday. The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, the ...

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released UK inflation data for May 2026. Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation stayed at 2.8% in the 12 months to May, the same as in the previous month’s ...

Inflation hit its highest level in three years last month, according to fresh data released this week — but new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh wants the central bank to focus on different measures.

May inflation hit 4.2%, the highest since 2023. Energy costs are up 23% since last year, and economists warn wage growth isn't keeping pace with prices.

The Consumer Price Index is one of the last major data releases ahead of Kevin M. Warsh’s first meeting as chair of the Federal Reserve. By Colby Smith Colby Smith covers the Federal Reserve. The ...

Prices rose 4.2% for the year ending in May as inflation hit a three-year high, the government said Wednesday in a report that underscored the impact of war-related shocks to energy costs. The ...

Inflation ticked higher in May as American consumers continued to face elevated fuel prices amid the Iran war's impact on the energy market and across the economy. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) ...

Inflation crossed 4 percent for the first time in three years in May, exacerbating Americans’ pain at the pump and dealing a fresh political blow to the White House, as the Iran war’s toll on ...

Economists expect a key inflation gauge set to be released on Wednesday to show that U.S. consumer prices in May rose at their fastest pace in more than three years. The Consumer Price Index is ...

A key inflation gauge accelerated in April to the highest level in three years, squeezing Americans’ finances and creating political challenges for President Trump and congressional Republicans with ...