Consumer Price Index vs. Other Inflation Measures: Which Is Best?

Discover how the Consumer Price Index compares with the Producer Price Index and GDP deflator in measuring inflation, ensuring your financial decisions are well-informed.
Bloomberg L.P.

US Inflation Traders to Use Untested Fallbacks for Missing CPI

The $7 trillion market for securities linked to US inflation will employ fallback mechanisms for the first time after the longest government shutdown in history derailed economic data collection. The ...
CNN

Analysis: How the White House is using misleading comparisons to make inflation sound better

The year-over-year inflation rate in January, the month President Donald Trump returned to the White House, was 3.0%. The year-over-year inflation rate in September, the most recent month for which ...

What exactly is inflation, and are interest rates the only option for dealing with it?

Just when we thought it was safe to return to the supermarket aisle, it seems inflation has come back to bite us again. Worse, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) predicts it will linger for longer ...
Seeking Alpha

November CPI: Inflation Momentum Cools, But Data Gaps Complicate The Read

November CPI data shows a sharp deceleration in both headline and core inflation, with core CPI falling to 2.6% YoY, its lowest since March 2021. Disinflation was broad-based, led by food and shelter, ...

Consumer Price Index new series uses 2024 as base year: What it means for inflation and investors

India's rebased Consumer Price Index to 2024 impacts inflation measurement, investment strategies, and long-term financial ...