Tuesday's mixed consumer price index (CPI) report has further solidified expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue to hold interest rates steady, as the inflationary effect of tariffs showed ...

Economists expect the December CPI inflation report to show price growth remained elevated and cautioned it may have a downward bias due to missing data from the government shutdown.

Inflation held steady in July as the headline figure for the Consumer Price Index was at 2.7% year-over-year, unchanged from June and lower than the expected 2.8% growth. The index for shelter rose ...