Policymakers cling to a 1970s consumer-price index formula that overstates cost increases and drives up automatic spending.

M/M vs. 0.4% consensus and +0.4% in August, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. The ...

The report shows food items like instant coffee and beef are getting pricier. Instant coffee prices in September were about ...

As seniors face rising prices for shelter and medical services, their annual benefit boosts aren't keeping up.

Inflation heated up for a fifth straight month in September as the headline figure for the Consumer Price Index rose to 3.0% ...

Key CPI-W data needed to calculate the 2026 COLA will now be announced on Oct. 24. The purchasing power of Social Security benefits has decreased over the years. The government shutdown has affected ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves' painful tax raid on businesses has pushed inflation to an 18-month high. Prices have jumped by 4.2% ...

While we won't know the exact percentage until Friday, Oct. 24, an advocacy group for seniors has set its final prediction ...

This has been a unique year, with Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) reveal delayed by nine days due to the ...

The pace of inflation likely picked up last month, but not enough to prevent the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates ...

The September CPI report showed that inflation remains tame – and all but confirms another rate cut from the Fed.

The annual cost-of-living adjustment for the 71 million Americans who receive Social Security and Supplemental Security ...