WASHINGTON >> U.S. consumer spending fell for the first time in nearly two years in January and the goods trade deficit widened to a record high as businesses front-loaded imports to avoid tariffs, ...

Inflation in the Federal Reserve’s preferred price gauge eased in January after making steady increases throughout the fall.

Consumer sentiment has turned south as high prices weigh on households. Could that crimp big pieces of the president’s ...

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge cooled as expected in January; however, the good news came with a red flag for the US economic engine: Consumers pulled back their spending by the most ...

If President Donald Trump was elected with a specific mandate, it was to lower prices. Poll after poll reveals that inflation ...

US stocks fell after Nvidia fails to wow investors. Trump's tariff talk also adds jitters. Inflation data due Friday.

Kansas City Fed president Jeff Schmid warned about the lessons of the 1970s as he expressed new worries about rising consumer expectations of future inflation.

A lot of attention has been focused on high egg prices due to bird flu. However, the price of beef is also on the rise as production hasn't keep pace with demand.

Poll after poll finds that inflation is a top worry for Americans. So the administration should be worried that it's ticking ...

The seven-point drop marks the largest decline since August 2021, indicating consumers are concerned about more inflation to ...

Major stock indexes suffered their worst losses of the year Friday amid concerns among consumers and businesses that ...

Fueling a 1.7 percent decline on Friday was an unexpected drop in the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index, as ...