WASHINGTON — The government shutdown is delaying another major economic report, leaving policymakers at the Federal Reserve with a cloudier picture even as the economy enters a challenging phase of ...

The central bank confronts “no risk-free path” in balancing the risks of a sharp slowdown in the labor market and resurgent price pressures. By Colby Smith Colby Smith covers the Federal Reserve.

Inflation in Britain is forecast to be the highest among all advanced economies in 2025 and 2026, according to new predictions by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in a pre-Budget blow to ...

Americans are expected to spend a record $13 billion on Halloween this year. Halloween candy prices have increased by 78% since 2020, outpacing the national inflation rate. Due to rising prices, over ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Tuesday that the U.S. economy faces serious threats regardless of the approach the central bank takes to bringing down interest rates. In a Tuesday speech, ...

The Federal Reserve is doing a difficult balancing act, trying to tamp down inflation while lifting up the job market, Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday. “There is no risk-free path for policy as we ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Over the past few weeks, more and more protesters at the ICE facility in Portland have been wearing costumes — the frog, a dinosaur, Barney. Part of that is due to a new ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Trump says inflation has been ‘defeated,’ but consumer prices rose 2.9% in August, above the Fed’s 2% target.

An ongoing smishing campaign is targeting New Yorkers with text messages posing as the Department of Taxation and Finance, claiming to offer "Inflation Refunds" in an attempt to steal victims' ...

Some people think they won’t live long enough to collect Social Security. That should be the least of their worries. I am 66 and working full time. I’d rather be retired. I did retire at 61, in ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday it will release its monthly inflation report despite the government shutdown — bringing back furloughed employees for the task. The agency is set to publish ...