South African inflation is subdued and food price rises are slowing, but the proposed VAT hike would throw a big spanner in the works.

Economist at the Efficient Group Dawie Roodt says the 3.2% increase in the Consumer Price Index is good news. He says markets ...

The Social Security Administration's 2024 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) has left many beneficiaries feeling shortchanged.

Retirees are often thought to be living on fixed incomes, but most of them are collecting Social Security benefits, and those ...

The latest Primerica Household Budget Index™ (HBI™), a monthly economic snapshot measuring the impact of inflation on middle-income households alongsi ...

Australian consumer prices dipped month-on-month in January, dragged lower by a slowdown in housing costs and a drop in ...

CPI indicator rose 2.5% in the 12 months to January. • The top contributors to the annual movement were Food and ...

Social Security beneficiaries receive an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to keep the purchasing power of benefits aligned with rising prices across the economy. The official 2026 COLA will not ...

The Conference Board said on Tuesday its consumer confidence index dropped 7 points, the biggest decline since August 2021.

U.S. consumer confidence plummeted in February, the biggest monthly decline in more than four years, a business research ...

A report from the Conference Board shows Americans are increasingly worried about inflation, driven in part by President Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on imports.

Canton leaders say new sewer, water and sanitation rate increases are needed to cover the rising cost. How much are they ...