US inflation continued to heat up at the end of 2024. The consumer price index rose 2.9% year-over-year in December, above November's 2.7% rate.

The closely scrutinized monthly consumer-price index is due at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here are some key points to know ahead of the report: Economists expect annual inflation to come in at 2.9% as of December,

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to release the consumer price index report for December at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday. What the inflation data will mean for the Fed and interest rates.

If year-on-year total and core CPI consumer inflation rates accelerate, financial markets risk turbulence as investors’ 2025 interest rate cut expectations fall further.

U.S. Consumer Price Index report, due out on Wednesday, is expected to reveal a nudge upward in the headline inflation rate, while the core remained steadfast. With recent remarks from Federal Reserve officials signaling a more cautious and gradual approach to interest-rate cuts on the back of resilient economic data,

Economists expect the consumer-price index, due this morning, to show inflation running at a 2.9% annual clip in December, up from 2.7% a month earlier. With that in mind, here's how inflation has tra

There have been some troubling signs of inflation expectations picking up. The University of Michigan’s gauge of consumer expectations for price rises over the coming 5 to 10 years jumped to 3.3% in the preliminary January reading -- the highest since 2008.