Inflation is proving stickier than expected, which could cause Fed to hit pause button on more interest rate cuts.

Consumer Price Index showed an acceleration to 2.9%, the highest rate since July. With such high inflation, the Fed is unlikely to cut rates in January.

The closely scrutinized monthly consumer-price index is out. Here are the key points: Inflation picked up in December, as gas prices rose sharply, though price gains for other goods were more muted. Annual inflation was 2.

Annual inflation ticked up for a third straight month in December as food, energy costs rose, CPI report showed. But underlying price measure eased.

A fter several months of hopeful signs in the battle against inflation, new data confirms that the fight is far from over. Inflation rose 2.9% on an annual basis in December, whic

Federal Reserve policymakers may be able to reduce interest rates a couple of times this year, traders bet on Wednesday, after a government report helped allay fears that inflation was accelerating in the final full month of Joe Biden's presidency.

The stock market's stiffest headwind, a surge in Treasury bond yields, was blown aside Wednesday by a surprisingly benign inflation report, which could rekindle bets on multiple Federal Reserve rate cuts before year-end.

Managing partner and Chief Investment Officer of the Armstrong Advisory Group, Chuck Zodda breaks down this week's financial news including the CPI Inflation report.