The January CPI report showed cooling inflation, a key factor in whether the Federal Reserve resumes interest rate cuts.

The consumer price index was expected to increase 2.5% from a year ago in January, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

Inflation may have been relatively tame in February, but that might not matter much to financial markets and the Fed.

The inflation reading, the lowest since May 2025, shows grocery, gas and rent prices are cooling.

The CPI was expected to rise 2.5% on an annual basis last month, according to economists polled by financial data firm ...

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The consumer price index report on Wednesday is projected to show a core inflation measure, which strips out volatile food and energy costs, rose just 0.2% in February. Economists see the Fed’s ...

Investors got some good news this week on the state of the labor market, and more may be on the way Friday on inflation.