The consumer price index rose by 2.6% in October 2024 versus a year earlier, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. That's up ...

Inflation and Money Supply. The chart below shows the history of inflation, Money Supply, and Fed Funds. As shown, in 1970, inflation worked with a ~2-year lag compared to Money Supply.

Vanguard Group projects a similar rise in inflation, particularly for goods prices. The money manager forecasts a 4% full-year 2025 inflation rate due to U.S. tariffs and retaliation by other nations.

Inflation has pulled back significantly from its pandemic-era peak of 9.1% in June 2022. However, there are still some trouble spots. Auto insurance prices, for example, are up 14% since October ...

CPI inflation has declined significantly from its pandemic-era high of 9.1% in June 2022. However, it remains above the Federal Reserve's target. The central bank aims for a 2% annual rate over ...

Inflation for groceries cooled on a monthly basis, to 0.1% from September to October, down from 0.4% the prior month. Grocery prices are up about 1% since October 2023. They're "very, very tame ...

That said, grocery inflation did see a large jump on a monthly basis from August to September, to 0.4% from 0%. "I don't think that will be sustained going forward," Zandi said.