Follow along with Investopedia's live coverage of Friday's inflation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Inflation rose 0.3% in February and stayed at 2.4% year over year, with shelter costs up 0.2% and rents posting the smallest ...

The CPI was expected to rise 2.5% on an annual basis last month, according to economists polled by financial data firm FactSet. The January CPI represents the slowest pace of inflation since May 2025 ...

The January CPI report showed cooling inflation, a key factor in whether the Federal Reserve resumes interest rate cuts.

Inflation came in at 2.4% -- what Wall Street was expecting -- but with oil above $90 a barrel and 92,000 jobs lost in ...

Economists expect February’s Consumer Price Index report to show rising consumer prices and inflation stuck well above the Fed’s 2% target. The year kicked off with softer-than-expected inflation in ...

Consumer prices broadly remained unchanged last month, holding steady just before war with Iran rattled markets and ...

While many economists welcomed the in-line February inflation report, Scott Anderson, chief U.S. economist at BMO Capital ...

The inflation data captures the period before the Iran war broke out. Since then, oil prices have surged, driving inflation fears.

At 8:30 AM ET today, the U.S. government is set to release the February’s Consumer Price Index (CPI). The reading is likely to come close to 2.5% year over year, an overall mild uptick from January’s ...

On Wednesday this week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Consumer Price Index report for February. Economists had ...

The surge in gasoline prices tied to the Iran conflict is likely to produce the biggest increase in the consumer price index ...