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The latest inflation data didn’t quite shock markets, but it reinforced concerns that price pressures remain sticky rather than easing. Headline CPI rose 4.2% year over year in May, matching expectations but marking the first reading above 4% since May 2023. Core CPI came in at 2.9%, also in...

Editor’s note: This article was updated to add more details and context. Price pressures intensified further in May as the Strait of Hormuz energy shock continued to feed through the Consumer Price Index basket, reinforcing the case for Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike in 2026. The...

For much of the past year, investors have operated under a simple assumption. Inflation is gradually cooling, the Federal Reserve will eventually pivot to rate cuts, and the economy will settle back into a familiar low-interest-rate environment. Increasingly, the data is pointing in the opposite...

Editor’s note: This article was updated to add more detail and context. Price pressures intensified further in April as the energy shock from the Strait of Hormuz blockade reverberated across the Consumer Price Index basket. The headline inflation rate climbed from 3.3% year-over-year in...

February's inflation report showed moderating inflation pressures in various categories of products. This could bring good news for consumer-based ETFs even though economists say risks related to tariffs have not worked their way through the economy yet. • What’s next for XLY stock...

Editor’s note: This story was updated to add more detail and context. U.S. consumer inflation held steady in February, with prices rising at an annual pace consistent with market expectations, according to government data released Wednesday. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.4% year over...

The stock market is flashing early warning signs of a possible inflation rebound in 2026. While December's CPI held steady at 2.7% year over year, suggesting near-term stability, market signals point to growing caution ahead. Analysts note an emerging rotation from growth to value stocks, along...

Editor’s note: This article was updated to add more detail and context. Inflation held steady in December, with fresh data showing price pressures remained firm above the Fed’s 2% target but failed to accelerate into year-end. The Consumer Price Index rose 2.7% year over year in...

Another benign inflation report is expected to be released on Tuesday, at least according to consensus economist estimates and prediction markets. Wall Street broadly expects the annual inflation rate to remain stable at 2.7% in December, with the monthly pace coming in at 0.3% — numbers that are...

The S&P 500, tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY), reached multiple new all-time highs in 2025, including a record during the week of Christmas. A market expert tells Benzinga that gains in 2026 could be much smaller, with several uncertainties that are...

Economist Mohamed El-Erian is raising concerns regarding the Trump administration’s decision not to publish the October Consumer Price Index and U.S. jobs report, arguing that the move is likely to spark public suspicion, with markets and policymakers already flying blind. Not Releasing Will...

The Federal Reserve is expected to cut rates on Wednesday at the Federal Open Market Committee meeting for September. This would mark the first cut since December 2024 and would come with stock market indexes at all-time highs. Read Also: Trump’s Billionaire Backer Turns Critic — Ken Griffin...

The United States is bracing for a potential acceleration in inflation, with a significant depreciation of the dollar now identified as a key contributing factor, according to a new analysis by Torsten Sløk, the chief economist at Apollo. What Happened: As per Sløk’s analysis, a 10%...

Even as May’s inflation print was better-than-expected, it snapped a four-month falling streak and rose slightly, hinting that firms absorbed some tariff-induced price hikes. What Happened: “Surprisingly, new and used vehicle prices declined in May, despite many expecting an increase in...

Inflation resumed its climb in May, snapping a four-month streak of easing price pressures, yet rising input costs from tariffs failed to significantly spill into consumer prices. The annual rate of increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 2.4% last month, marking a slight acceleration...