US Shutdown Threatens to Erode Quality of Important Inflation Data

The US government shutdown threatens to erode the quality of one of the nation’s most important inflation statistics — if there even is a report at all.

Inflation Refund Checks Are Being Sent in NY. How to Know If Your State Qualifies for a Rebate

Taxpayers are eligible to receive an inflation refund check for the tax year 2023 if they filed form IT-201, the New York ...

Inflation Report Will Be Released Despite Shutdown

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is calling back some employees to produce the Consumer Price Index for September. That data is ...

Economists warn Fed faces uncertainty as shutdown halts data collection

The monthly jobs report that includes the unemployment rate was expected to come out on Friday, but due to the government ...

‘Right up against it’: Economic data blackout leaves Wall Street in the dark

The quality of Labor Department reports guides everything from investment decisions around the globe to Federal Reserve deliberations on interest rates.

Bureau of Labor Statistics recalls workers to get September inflation data ready — report

Get the latest on September US retail inflation data despite the government shutdown. Learn how delayed CPI figures impact ...

Without job and inflation reports, Fed is flying blind

Without the key reports, the Fed is flying a bit blind. The situation will become increasingly challenging as the shutdown ...
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Inflation Ticks Up to 2.9%, but Fed Rate Cut Seems Assured as New Unemployment Claims Surge

Inflation ticked up in August in a troubling sign for consumers, but not enough to prevent a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next week as more alarm bells ring in the labor market. Overall inflation ...