Retail sales rose 0.4% in December. Economists had expected a 0.6% rise in spending, according to Bloomberg data. Meanwhile, retail sales in November were revised up to 0.8% from a prior reading that ...

U.S. shares and bond prices held on to their inflation-inspired gains from the previous session on Thursday as traders digested data showing a small increase in U.S. retail sales. U.S. retail sales ...

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are set to question Scott Bessent’s stance on taxes, tariffs, trade and other issues during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee.

Follow along with MarketWatch's live coverage of the Senate confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald ...

New rules come into force on Friday (January 17) requiring mobile, broadband and TV package providers to share with customers when and by how much prices will increase in the year ...

Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller says that the central bank could resume cutting interest rates in the first half of the year if inflation continues to show that it has cooled. If price ...

U.S. Inflation Rates Over Time and the Forecast for 2025 The latest Consumer Price Index, released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in January 2024, showed an increase of 0.4% for December 2024 ...