Inflation jumped to a three-year high in May as the Iran war continued to fuel higher energy prices.

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran pushed energy prices higher. The Labor ...

Measuring price fluctuations for a representative basket of goods and services provides a critical benchmark for inflation and the overall health of the U.S. economy. The Consumer Price Index, ...

The AIER Everyday Price Index saw its largest jump in 13 months in February 2026, rising 0.61 percent to 299.8. From January to February 2026, headline CPI increased by 0.3 percent and core rose 0.2 ...

Inflation surged to its highest level in nearly two years in March as the headline Consumer Price Index reached 3.3% year-over-year. On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.9%, marginally lower ...

Inflation rose to 3.8% year over year in April 2026, the highest since President Donald Trump’s second term in office. This was according to the latest Consumer Price Index released by the U.S. Bureau ...

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Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

Inflation surpassed 4% for the first time in three years in May, a report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed. The 4.2% year-over-year change in May is a sharp increase from the 2.4% ...