Inflation Rate Analysis

Inflation picked up in Dec., paving way for a pause at Fed

The Fed's Favorite Measure Of Inflation Was Hotter Than Expected at the End of 2025

The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index rose 2.9% over the year in December, exceeding forecaster expectations and hitting their highest level since March 2024.

· 1d · on MSN

Inflation picked up in December, paving the way for a pause at the Fed

· 1d · on MSN

Fed’s preferred gauge shows accelerating December inflation trends

US economic growth slows sharply in 4th quarter

Digest more

· 1d

Economic Growth Drops Sharply, Inflation Rises

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 1.4% in the fourth quarter – a sharp drop from the 4.4% of the prior period, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Friday.

· 1d

US economic growth slows sharply in the fourth quarter

· 1d

US economy slowed sharply in the fourth quarter, expanding at a rate of just 1.4%

· 1d

Economic Growth Slowed in Fourth Quarter, Hurt by Government Shutdown

The U.S. economy grew more slowly the fourth quarter of last year, weighed down by last fall’s record-long government shutdown and slower consumer spending.

· 1d

US Economy Grows At 1.4% Rate In The Fourth Quarter, Slower Than Expected

· 1d

Government shutdown dents US economic growth in fourth quarter; inflation heats up

· 1d

Fourth-quarter U.S. GDP up just 1.4%, badly missing estimate; inflation firms at 3%

The department estimated that the government shutdown, which ran through the first half of the quarter, probably took about 1 percentage point off economic growth.

· 1d

U.S. economy grows at 1.4% rate in the fourth quarter, slower than economists expected

· 10h

Government shutdown hits fourth-quarter economic growth

UK inflation rate falls to 3% helped by cost of petrol and bread

The latest rate, which covers the year to January, is a drop from the previous 3.4% - but it remains above the Bank of England's 2% target.

Hoodline

Inflation Bites Back as December PCE Pop Jars Rate‑Cut Hopes

According to the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index rose 0.4% in December and 2.9% from a year earlier, while core PCE increased 3.0% year over year.

The Canadian Press on MSN

Food inflation spiked 7.3% in January. Here's what's driving the increase

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada reported an easing in the headline inflation rate Tuesday but a jump in the pace of food inflation amid tax changes and lingering pressures at the grocery store continue to put the squeeze on consumers.

1mon

Trump says inflation was 'defeated.' Some economists disagree

President Donald Trump said the U.S. "defeated" inflation and reined in consumer prices over the past year. Federal data suggests otherwise.

Courthouse News Service

Tariff reversal saves markets after stinker GDP, inflation reports

Investors weren’t pleased by inflation and GDP data. Then the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down Trump’s tariffs saved the day.

Romania Insider

Romania keeps policy rate at 6.5%, signals minor adjustment to inflation outlook

Romania’s central bank BNR on February 17 maintained the policy rate at 6.5%, in line with expectations, and signalled minor adjustments to the inflation outlook to be updated on February 18. The expectations about the first interest rate cut,

3don MSN

UK inflation cools markedly in January, boosting odds of Bank of England rate cut

The U.K. inflation rate cooled to 3% in January, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).