As nights draw in and bills creep up, households face another squeeze that arrives quietly, then bites hard. Landlords review ...

A major overhaul of aged care funding takes effect this Saturday, and if you’re considering residential care in the coming ...

Policymakers cling to a 1970s consumer-price index formula that overstates cost increases and drives up automatic spending.

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Typically, the Social Security COLA for the upcoming year is announced on Oct. 15, but due to the government shutdown, this ...

PARENTS on benefits are set for a 3.8% payment rise from April, giving extra help with the rising cost of raising children.

Inflation compounds over time and backward movement can cause more harm than good, but moving cash to high-yield accounts and ...

Inflation affects where mortgage rates go next. Here’s what the newest data suggests for 2025—and what homebuyers should know ...

This updated utility rate tracker shows rate increases or proposals set to go into effect over the next two years that, ...

The commonly cited headline CPI figure, 3%, is also above the Fed's target rate, but it's pretty meaningless. It just compares the prices in September with the prices in September of last year - so it ...

It costs you more to fill your belly in September as well. The CPI showed a 0.5% increase in food prices over the last 30 ...

Wall Street on Friday soared after market participants received a soft consumer inflation report. Read more here.