Consumer Prices Climb; Jobless Claims Up
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WASHINGTON - Consumer prices rose just 0.1 percent in August, a sign that inflation poses no immediate risk to the economy.    The over-the-month-increase in the Consumer Price Index, the government's most closely watched inflation gauge, came after prices dipped by 0.1 percent in July, the Labor Department reported Thursday...
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WASHINGTON - Consumer prices rose by a modest 0.2 percent in September as a decline in prices for new cars and airline fares helped to temper a rise in costs for medical care, gasoline and fuel oil.    The rise in the Consumer Prices Index, the government's most closely watched inflation barometer, came after prices edged up by 0.1 percent in August, the Labor Department reported Tuesday...
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U.S. consumer prices rose more than expected in January despite a dip in energy prices, as medical costs jumped, according to a Labor Department report on Wednesday that revived worries of inflation.
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Rising food costs helped push prices up for a second straight month, more than offsetting a moderation in energy price increases as inflation showed signs of gaining steam.
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Surging energy costs drove U.S. consumer prices up by a hefty and larger-than-expected 0.6 percent last month, the biggest jump since May, a government report showed on Wednesday.
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U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly  rose last week in more worrying news for the labor market,  government data showed on Thursday, while other indicators  offered more positive signals for the economy.
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The US Labor Department said Thursday first-time applications for unemployment benefits climbed to a seven-month high last week. Labor said initial jobless claims rose 18,000
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The number of U.S. workers filing initial claims for jobless aid rose last week, suggesting some softening in the U.S. labor market, but a forward-looking economic gauge released on Thursday pointed to a pick-up in growth.
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U.S. consumer prices rose more than expected in January despite a dip in energy prices, as medical costs jumped, a Labor Department report showed on Wednesday.
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The number of U.S. workers filing  new claims for jobless aid shot up last week with its biggest  increase in nine months, raising expectations the Federal  Reserve will further reduce interest rates to stimulate the  economy.
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A steady rise in food and energy costs pushed overall U.S. consumer prices up 0.7 percent in May, the sharpest gain in more than 1-1/2 years, but prices that strip out volatile food and energy barely edged up, the Labor Department said on Friday.
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The number of U.S. workers filing   new claims for jobless benefits rose by a larger-than-expected   7,000 last week but remained at a level suggesting stable labor   market conditions, a government report on Thursday showed.
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Consumer prices in the United States increased by 0.6 percent in October, the biggest gain in five months, the US Labor Department reported on Wednesday.
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US consumer prices rose in October, spurred by energy and food costs, and industrial production and housing starts surged, suggesting the Federal Reserve may keep raising its benchmark interest rate.
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Consumer prices rose the most in more than two years in November as energy costs surged and a host of other prices marched higher, damping prospects of further interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.
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Surging energy costs drove U.S.  consumer prices up a hefty and larger-than-expected 0.6 percent  last month, the biggest jump since May, while housing starts  showed the most strength since December, government reports  showed on Wednesday.
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Surging energy costs drove US consumer prices up by a hefty and larger-than-expected 0.6 percent last month, the biggest jump since May, a government report showed on Wednesday.