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April inflation eases slightly, but 2% target still out of reach

Lower food prices offset higher energy costs in April. (iStock) Statistics show consumer prices rose more slowly than expected in April, but remained above last year’s levels. consumer price index (CPI) Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). On an annualized basis, prices rose 3.4% in April, slowing slightly from the previous month’s 3.5% […]

Dow Jones Industrial Average passes 40,000 as Wall Street cheers slowing inflation

On Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 40,000 points for the first time in history as Wall Street cheered the prospect of slower inflation and lower interest rates. The iconic stock index rose about 111 points to about 40,020 points just before 11 a.m. Thursday. The Dow was founded in 1895 and includes the […]

White House Tries to Justify Biden’s Lies on Inflation

Claim: Biden’s false claims about inflation are actually just claiming that the causes of inflation were already in place by the time President Joe Biden took office. Verdict: False and misleading. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday that President Joe Biden’s false claim that inflation was 9% when he took office was not […]

Despite Biden’s lies, voters know inflation still hurts

President Joe Biden bragged at the start of the year that inflation was coming down and it was lower than “any other major economy at the time.” While the first point was true — inflation was falling — it is no longer so, and the Federal Reserve’s battle to control price rises has backslid since. […]

Inflation Drops to 8.8%, Reaching Single Digits for First Time in 6 Months

Argentina National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) announced Argentina’s inflation rate continued its downward trend in April, it said on Tuesday, reaching 8.8% for the month, the first time in six months it had fallen to single digits. The continued decline in inflation follows the implementation of President Javier Millay’s “shock therapy” economic measures, […]

Grocery prices fall for first time in a year as food inflation eased

Food prices fell across the board in April for the first time in 12 months, according to data released Wednesday by the Labor Department. According to the Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), a closely watched inflation indicator, household food prices fell by 0.2% in April. It was the first time since April 2023 that […]

How it started… How it’s going: Home, energy, car bills way up thanks to inflation

“The Big Money Show” co-host Brian Bremberg looks at cost changes since January 2021 and the April CPI release. The cost of housing, energy, autos, and child care have all increased since President Biden took office, and inflation remains high with no end in sight. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report showed that inflation […]