U.S. prices stay high, showing inflation pressures persist

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Published
May 10, 2023

U.S. prices stay high, showing inflation pressures persist

Inflation eased for a 10th straight month, but prices are still increasing faster than normal.
Published
April 12, 2023

Cheaper gas and food provide some relief from U.S. inflation

Consumer prices were up just 5% in March, down sharply from February’s 6% year-over-year increase and the mildest such rise in nearly 2 years.
Published
March 14, 2023

U.S. consumer prices ease but stay high, putting Fed in tough spot

With the recent collapse of Signature and Silicon Valley banks, the agency may have to shift its focus from taming inflation to boosting confidence in financial institutions.
Published
February 16, 2023

Cautious but steady consumers buoying hopes for U.S. economy

Nearly three years after the pandemic caused a brief but brutal recession and then a powerful rebound, the economy appears to have entered a phase in which growth might not be so forceful as to fuel high inflation.
Published
February 14, 2023

U.S. inflation slows to 6.4%, but price pressures reemerge

High costs keep pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise its benchmark interest rate further and to keep it there through year's end.
Published
January 31, 2023

Small Midcoast farms reluctantly hike egg prices for the first time in years, but not for same reason as big farms

National egg distributors claim avian flu as the culprit for soaring egg prices, but local farmers attribute it to rising fuel and feed costs.
Published
January 18, 2023

Wholesale inflation in U.S. slowed further in December to 6.2%

Wholesale prices in the United States rose 6.2% in December from a year earlier, a sixth straight monthly slowdown and a hopeful sign that inflation pressures will continue to cool.
Published
January 12, 2023

U.S. consumer inflation eases for sixth month in row

The softer readings add to growing signs that the worst inflation bout in four decades is steadily waning.
Published
December 15, 2022

High inflation and efforts to tame it defined 2022 economy

U.S. inflation, an economic afterthought for decades, returned in 2022 with the relentless rise in prices devouring workers' pay and putting American consumers in a foul mood.
Published
December 15, 2022

Working at 76: Inflation forces hard choice for older adults

Higher prices throughout much of 2022 have taken their financial toll on older adults in particular.