WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 14: Prices for gas at an Exxon gas station on Capitol Hill are seen March 14, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Financial markets tend to be ...

Escalation clauses are often used to facilitate the creation of long-term contracts as wages or prices fluctuate over time. In these contract negotiations, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is one of the ...

Discover how the CPI-W measures inflation affecting urban wage earners and clerical workers, impacting cost-of-living adjustments and economic decisions.

If market watchers get out their magnifying glasses, they can certainly find some evidence of tariffs impacting inflation in various goods, but those goods are such a small part of the overall CPI ...

Inflation is being closely watched right now by several parties, ranging from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to the Federal Reserve to followers of economic data and monetary policy. All ...