7 ways to protect your money from potentially higher inflation and unemployment

The Fed’s rate pause — and expectations that it may not lower rates again any time soon — is a mixed bag for consumers. But it means you should try maximizing the rates you get on your savings and ...

Inflation held firm last month — but the war with Iran could change that

Annual inflation was unchanged last month at 2.4%, according to the latest Consumer Price Index, released Wednesday.

Wholesale inflation was hotter than expected in January as tariffs threaten to push up prices for consumers

The prices businesses pay to each other took a sharp turn higher in January, new data showed Friday, indicating that more tariff-related price increases could be still to come.

What to make of the new inflation report

CNN News Central’s Kate Bolduan and CNN Business & Politics Correspondent Vanessa Yurkevich tick through the top headlines of the latest Consumer Price Index inflation report.
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Inflation slowed in January, but some prices are still biting

(CNN) — A Friday the 13th economic report appeared to deliver some fortunate news: Annual inflation slowed significantly. However, certain details of the latest Consumer Price Index presented a more ...

The oil price shock threatens to hurt Americans where it counts

President Donald Trump had the economic wind at his back at the start of the year: falling mortgage rates, relatively low inflation and cheap oil and gas.

With his war in Iran, Trump just made the next Fed chair’s job even harder

Just as President Donald Trump looks set to install a Federal Reserve chair aligned with his desire for lower interest rates, the president’s war on Iran likely makes those rate cuts harder to deliver ...