Policymakers cling to a 1970s consumer-price index formula that overstates cost increases and drives up automatic spending.

Future value (FV) is the value of a current asset at a future date based on an assumed growth rate. Investors and financial planners use it to estimate how much an investment today will be worth in ...

The federal government recalled some furloughed workers specifically to produce the inflation report, which plays a key role ...

Inflation ticked up again in September. Price gains were led by increases in the cost of gasoline. See what other costs went ...

Consumer prices still rising: Prices rose 3.0% in September from a year ago, slightly below forecasters' expectations, ...

The Consumer Price Index rose 3 percent from a year earlier, a slight acceleration. The report was delayed because of the ...