The economy is not as strong as it could be and requires increased activity.

The annual inflation rate for 2025 was 2.7%, according to the U.S. Inflation Calculator. This isn’t much changed from the year before — down just 0.2%. But even a slight fluctuation can have some surprising repercussions for individual taxpayers.

Federal Reserve expected to hold interest rates steady at 3.5%-3.75% range as FOMC navigates inflation concerns and softening job market in first 2026 meeting.

By William Schomberg LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday and leave its options open about when it will cut them again as it waits to be sure that a weakening jobs market will push down on inflation pressures.

The U.K. is set to reach its target level of 2% inflation earlier than expected, Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has told CNBC. The central bank left interest rates unchanged at 3.75% on Thursday, in a widely anticipated move, though its nine-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was split 5-4 over the decision.

A new report found Phoenix’s inflation rate increased over the last four months. Common Sense Institute Arizona released a report earlier in January showing that Phoenix’s inflation increased from 1.

By Leika Kihara MATSUYAMA, Japan, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates in a timely fashion to prevent underlying inflation from surpassing its 2% target, central bank board member Kazuyuki Masu said on Friday,

The ECB held rates as eurozone inflation fell to 1.7% in January, its lowest since September 2024 and below the ECB’s 2% target. Core inflation eased to 2.2% as energy prices plunged. View on euronews