Learn about purchasing power, its effect on currency value, and how inflation influences what one unit of money can buy.

The core Personal Consumption Expenditures price index rose 3% over 12 months through February, remaining above the Federal ...

Some goods and services prices are not directly observed and must be indirectly derived for measuring inflation. This ...

In a report delayed by last year’s government shutdown, an inflation measure closely watched by the Federal Reserve increased at a 2.8% annual rate in November, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said ...

Q4 2025 GDP growth was weak at 1.4%, but largely distorted by a temporary government shutdown, masking stable private sector demand. Consumer spending and AI-driven nonresidential investment supported ...