Megan Leonhardt

Follow live coverage and analysis of the October consumer price index inflation report, released Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time.

Prices for used vehicles, airfares, and medical care rose in October, though many of these increases are likely short-term. Used-car and truck prices climbed 2.7% in October, after rising just 0.3% in September. The rise, however, is likely due in large part to the fact that many Americans needed t

Follow live coverage and analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics's November jobs report, due out Friday at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time.

The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 4.2% in November, according to data released Friday. That’s above what economists surveyed by FactSet expected. They saw unemployment remaining steady at 4.1% last month, the same rate as in October.While November saw an increase in unemployment, it was not as m

While there have been a lot of downward revisions to U.S. hiring numbers this year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revised up payrolls for September and October by a combined 56,000 jobs. October’s payroll growth estimate was increased by 24,000 to 36,000. That’s up from the initial estimate of jus

The progress bringing down inflation has stalled out in recent months, and economists expect November to continue that trend. But unless last month’s price growth is markedly stronger than anticipated, Federal Reserve officials are still expected to lower interest rates by another quarter percentage

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to release the latest consumer price index (CPI) on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time.

There wasn’t much progress in cooling inflation in November, but that likely won’t stop the Federal Reserve from lowering interest rates next week. The consumer price index was up 0.3% month over month in November after rising just 0.2%in each of the previous four months, Bureau of Labor Statistics

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the third time this year on Wednesday, by a quarter of a percentage point.

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday, but it also made some technical adjustments to its balance sheet. The Federal Open Market Committee lowered the offering rate on its overnight repurchase agreement operations with a minimum bid rate of 4.5% and with an aggregate operation limit o