As Trump finishes the first year of his second term — having won the presidency on a pledge to " get the prices down " — the picture on inflation is more nuanced than he or his critics acknowledge.

The Consumer Price Index climbed at an annual rate of 3% in September, coming in below economists' forecasts as the impact of President Trump's tariffs remain muted. Economists polled by financial ...

The consumer price index rose 2.9% on an annual basis in August 2025, the fastest pace of inflation since January. Tariffs levied by President Donald Trump seem to be putting upward pressure on ...

Consumer prices increased 2.9% in August compared to the same time last year. That’s above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. Inflation is rising as the job market is weakening. Inflation rose again ...

Inflation did not pause when Washington did. Price pressures were already edging higher before the federal shutdown froze key data, and the delayed Consumer Price Index release now threatens to reveal ...

Consumer-price index to be published during shutdown to finalize Social Security COLA Inflation might not have Americans spooked, but they are tired of paying more. The Federal Reserve is likely to ...

Taken together, the mainstream consensus for 2026 is a “slow‑growth, cooling‑but‑not‑cold” economy: moderate real GDP growth, ...