Consumer Price Index

Reports on inflation showed big price increases at the consumer level and the wholesale level for June, driven by higher energy and food costs. Here ...

The Consumer Price Index claimed that consumer's energy costs were unchanged while the actual price of crude oil rose 12.5% and gas prices rose 11% -- that's some adjustment!

Americans are now beginning to understand that the government's vaunted Consumer Price Index has its own share of gimmicks not unlike a sub-prime mortgage or the six pages of fine print that accompanies your credit card agreement.

China has been a convenient scapegoat for politicians lately, and now China, with its crawling peg to the weak dollar, is being blamed for exporting inflation. Is this political spin, or is there a real danger of importing higher inflation from China?

When the subject of interest rates and inflation creeps up - as it has with today's higher-than-expected consumer price index numbers - Bill Gross can...

If your pocketbook feels squeezed and you're dreaming of after-Christmas sales, maybe it's time to take a look at the CPI. No, not the Consumer Price Index, but the Christmas Price Index.

Consumer inflation surged by the largest amount in more than two years in November, led by gasoline prices. The cost of clothing, airline tickets and ...