Core inflation up less than expected
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Core U.S. inflation rose less than   expected in July, but the year-over-year pace remained   elevated, according to a government report on Thursday that the   inflation-wary Federal Reserve will examine.
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WASHINGTON - Consumer prices barely budged last month, suggesting that inflation isn&#39;t currently a problem for the economy and Federal Reserve policymakers can stick with a gradual approach to raising interest rates.
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WASHINGTON - U.S. incomes and spending rose as expected in December, while core consumer prices gained less than anticipated, a government report showed on Thursday.
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U.S. consumer prices rose a mild 0.2  percent last month, but a sharp jump in lodging costs pushed  core inflation unexpectedly ahead at its quickest pace in five  months, a government report showed on Tuesday.
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A key gauge of core U.S. consumer  prices rose a moderate 0.2 percent last month, but  inflation-adjusted spending advanced just 0.1 percent as energy  prices pressured shoppers, a government report showed on  Friday.
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The Federal Reserve's favored gauge of   U.S. inflation rose less than expected in July, while a measure   of Midwest business activity showed slower growth in August,   according to reports on Thursday that suggested the U.S.   central bank does not need to raise interest rates soon.
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At first glance, July&#39;s muted price data seems to undercut inflation fighters&#39; rate-hike strategy. But the softness isn&#39;t likely to stay ...
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The government&#39;s latest Consumer Price Index shows little, if any, sign of inflation. The August CPI is up one-tenth of one percent.
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U.S. Treasury prices climbed on Tuesday  after inflation in July turned out to be tamer than expected,  but didn't taper off enough to sway the Federal Reserve from  its course of measured rate increases.
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U.S. consumer prices rose an as-expected 0.2 percent last month, a government report showed on Tuesday, but a sharp jump in lodging costs helped push so-called core inflation up at its fastest pace in five months.
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A drop in energy costs pulled U.S. consumer prices down last month, but core inflation moved up modestly and housing starts surged, according to data on Wednesday that bolstered expectations for a steady diet of interest-rate rises.
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Gains in workers&#39; pay outpaced inflation for the second straight month in August, the government said Thursday in a report suggesting subdued price pressures are helping employees come out slightly ahead.
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Core U.S. consumer prices rose 0.2   percent as expected in August, but the year-on-year rate of   nonfood, nonenergy inflation rose to 2.5 percent, the highest   level in more than eleven years, a Commerce Department report   showed on Friday.
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U.S. consumer prices rose a slight  0.1 percent in August while activity at mid-Atlantic factories  slumped this month, according to reports on Thursday seen  boosting chances of a pause later this year in the Federal  Reserve's drive to raise interest rates.
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Rise in inflation lower than expected, suggesting Bank of England will have room to cut interest rates
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Core U.S. consumer prices rose by a  less-than-expected 0.1 percent in July, showing stable prices  that held the year-on-year rate of nonfood, nonenergy inflation  to 1.9 percent for the second month in a row, the Commerce  Department said on Friday.
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Mainland inflation eased in November as food prices slowed their climb. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.8 per cent from November 2003, the smallest year-on-year increase since February&#39;s 2.1 per cent, the National Bureau of Statistics said.