US consumer prices unchanged; retail sales fall again
Policymakers are confronted with benign inflation and a tight a labor market as they weigh a third rate hike and announcing plans to start reducing the central bank`s $4.2 trillion portfolio of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities.
Jul 14, 2017, 20:22 PM IST
US inflation hits fastest pace in 4 years
US consumer prices in January rose at their fastest pace in nearly four years, a fresh sign that a pickup in inflation may be approaching, Labor Department figures showed Wednesday.
Feb 15, 2017, 23:32 PM IST
US consumer prices rise in February
US consumer prices rose broadly in February as energy prices rebounded, pushing gasoline higher, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.
Mar 24, 2015, 18:58 PM IST
US consumer prices post sharpest monthly fall in 6 years
Falling oil prices pushed US consumer prices into their sharpest monthly drop in six years in December, according to government data released Friday.
Jan 16, 2015, 21:34 PM IST
US consumer prices post first decline in nearly 1-1/2 years
The Labor Department said on Wednesday its Consumer Price Index dropped 0.2 percent last month as a broad decline in energy prices offset increases in food and shelter costs.
Sep 17, 2014, 22:43 PM IST
US inflation rise boosts dollar, Treasury yields; stocks mixed
US Treasuries` prices fell on the CPI data, which analysts said may give the Fed more confidence in quickening an end of its extremely low interest rate regime.
Jun 17, 2014, 22:01 PM IST
