That was in line with a forecast for a 3.4% increase from economists polled by financial services company FactSet. It's also slightly cooler than March's 3.5% inflation bump. Wall Street is closely watching Wednesday's CPI report for signs that the Federal Reserve's battle against inflation ...
If consumer prices as measured by the CPI-W do not increase from the third quarter of the base year to the third quarter of the current calendar year, there is no COLA for annuities paid under CSRS or FERS. For example, from the third quarter of 2014 to the third quarter of 2015, ...
He calls Biden’s moves appropriate but worries what will follow. USDA’s first forecast for 2024 predicts a modest increase in food costs with an inflation rate of 0.9% for grocery store prices. If this prediction holds true, it would represent the lowest annual grocery inflation rate...