Measured from a year earlier, prices rose 2.9 percent, down from 3 percent in June. It was the mildest year-over-year inflation figure since March 2021.

It was the fifth straight annual drop and the smallest since ... House's Council of Economic Advisers showed that while core inflation rose 3.2 percent over the past year, that measure clocked ...

The annual inflation rate in ... there's nothing in the August inflation report that is likely to sway policymakers from the measured quarter-percent cut that they've been guiding expectations ...

Inflation cooled further in August ... Less certain is how big a cut the Fed intends to make, likely a quarter- or half-percentage point. Additional reductions are likely to come later this ...

Washington DC | Annual inflation eased in the United States last month, giving financial markets confidence that the Federal Reserve will proceed with a 0.25 of one percentage point interest rate ...

Federal Reserve officials have signaled that they’re increasingly confident that inflation is falling back ... It was the fifth straight annual drop and the smallest such increase since February ...

The EU unemployment rate was 5.9% in August 2024, down from 6.0% in July 2024 as well as in August 2023.

Inflation is currently about half a percentage point above that, and the new economic projections now show the annual rate of increase in the personal consumption expenditures price index falling ...

"The committee has gained greater confidence that inflation is ... currently about half a percentage point above that, and the new economic projections now show the annual rate of increase in ...

The Federal Reserve lowered its key interest rate by a hefty half percentage point Wednesday ... zero to subdue a pandemic-induced inflation spike. Annual inflation has fallen from a 40-year ...

There has been significant job growth across various sectors, indicating a resilient labor market and low recession risks.

Inflation cooled further in August ... Less certain is how big a cut the Fed intends to make, likely a quarter- or half-percentage point. Additional reductions are likely to come later this ...