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Q&A: What’s Happening With Inflation Data?
Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said a hiring freeze was forcing it to cut back on the number of businesses where ...
US wholesale inflation heated up in May
The latest Producer Price Index, a closely watched measurement of wholesale inflation, rose 0.1% in May, lifting the annual ...
Wall Street Rises After Cooler May Inflation Data
The U.S. stock market has rallied in recent weeks, recovering from a slump in April sparked by Trump's "Liberation Day" ...
US stocks rise on China trade deal, tame inflation data despite Trump’s tariffs
US stocks inched higher Wednesday morning following news of progress on a trade deal with China and inflation data that ...
Why some economists are worried about U.S. inflation data
The federal government is scaling back data collection used to calculate the inflation rate because of staff shortages.
Inflation data threatened by government hiring freeze as tariffs loom
The Labor Department has cut back on the inflation data it collects because of the Trump administration’s government hiring ...
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Indec says Argentina's inflation in May stood at 1.5%
Argentina's Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded a 1.5% increase last month, the National Institute of Statistics and Census ...
Stocks scoot higher on low inflation numbers, but Boeing sinks after fatal Air India disaster
The U.S. Treasury held a closely eyed $22 billion auction of 30-year bonds, and solid demand showed investors are still ...
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures slide ahead of fresh inflation data, as Trump renews tariff threat
US stock futures pulled back on Thursday ahead of a fresh batch of inflation data, as President Trump renewed his threat to ...