President Donald Trump has falsely claimed this week that grocery prices are “going down” and “are down.” In fact, grocery ...

With close to a decade of writing and ... housing to medical care and transportation. This index is primarily used to determine current inflation and predict how prices might change in the near ...

WSJ’s David Harrison explains how the shelter index is calculated, and why it can muddy the inflation outlook for the Fed. Illustration: Laura Kammermann Markets and economics are complex.

It's easy to be overwhelmed by a sea of wonky indicators and lose track of why they matter. This series breaks down the basic terms and ideas that move the markets.

Canadian consumer prices rose 0.3% in March (or flat in seasonally adjusted terms), much lower than expected and cutting the annual inflation rate 3 ticks to 2.3%. The pullback in headline inflation ...

Inflation has probably been the single biggest factor roiling the financial markets over the past two years. But what is inflation, what causes it, and why does it matter? Let's start with the basics.

US stocks were mixed Thursday as President Donald Trump touted trade deal progress with Europe and China and investors ...