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Where is inflation hitting consumers hardest? New data shows which goods and services have seen the biggest price hikes
GoodRx tracked how inflation is hitting consumers across different budget categories, including prescription medications.
United States ends collection of inflation data from Lincoln, other cities
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is reducing its collection of inflation rates across the country, suspending this ...
Inflation data threatened by government hiring freeze as tariffs loom
The Labor Department has cut back on the inflation data it collects because of the Trump administration’s government hiring ...
Skewed Signals: What Treasury Options Are Telling Us Ahead of June Macro Catalysts
Explore how Treasury options are signaling a persistent downside skew as traders prepare for key June 2025 economic events.
DOGE layoffs may have compromised the accuracy of government data
In the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term in office, federal websites went dark and data disappeared as the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency set its sights on ...
Is Official US Economic Data Getting Less Reliable?
Key Takeaways President Donald Trump's federal hiring freeze has forced the Bureau of Labor Statistics to cut back on ...
Economists fear US inflation data less reliable
In an email this week to economists who had raised concerns about "quirks" in the April CPI report, The Wall Street Journal ...
Why inflation data won't include prices from these cities in Utah, Nebraska and New York
The federal government is scaling back data collection used to calculate the inflation rate. Economists warn that could make ...
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Why some economists are worried U.S. inflation data
The federal government is scaling back data collection used to calculate the inflation rate because of staff shortages.
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Why U.S. inflation data won't include prices from these cities in Utah and Nebraska
The federal government is scaling back data collection used to calculate the inflation rate. Economists warn that could make ...
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Why prices from these cities in Utah and Nebraska won't be included in inflation data
The federal government is scaling back data collection used to calculate the inflation rate. Economists warn that could make ...
US Labor Department reducing CPI collection sample amid hiring freeze
The U.S. Labor Department's economic statistics arm said on Wednesday it was reducing the Consumer Price Index collection ...