Annualized inflation eased to a 2.3 percent pace, the lowest since early 2021. But the month-to-month pace of inflation increased.

Fears that President Donald Trump’s dramatic new global tariff regime will supercharge inflation didn’t materialize in April.

Inflation retreated again in April on the back of lower prices for consumer staples like groceries and gasoline, and other items such as used cars and clothing. The consumer price index, a key inflation gauge, rose 2.3% in April from 12 months earlier, down from 2.4% in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.

Jefferson said he regarded the labor market as still "solid," and felt that the slight contraction in U.S. economic output over the first three months of the year was distorted by import data that overstated the degree to which the economy was slowing.

Chicago Fed chief Austan Goolsbee called the April inflation report 'comforting' but said he needs to see several more as officials consider rate cuts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices rebounded moderately in April, leading to the smallest annual increase in four years, but the inflation outlook remains unclear against the backdrop of tariffs.

Consumer packaging solutions provider Graphic Packaging Holding (NYSE:GPK) in Q1 CY2025, but sales fell by 6.2% year on year to $2.12 billion. On the other hand, the company’s full-year revenue guidance of $8.

The U.S. Federal Reserve has adopted a wait-and-see stance on the economic fallout from Trump's tariff campaign before cutting interest rates again. Traders currently price in about 50 basis points of rate reductions between now and the end of the year, according to LSEG data, with the next quarter-point cut seen in September.

US consumer prices rebounded moderately in April, but inflation is likely to pick up in the months as tariffs boost the cost of imported goods. US consumer prices rebounded moderately in April ...

Romanian inflation remained unchanged last month as the gravest political crisis since the collapse of communism pushed the leu to a record low which will likely intensify price pressure and complicate the central bank’s wait-and-see approach to monetary policy in the coming month.

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Inflation was relatively flat as President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs went into effect in April, with lower grocery prices helping keep overall costs in check. Monthly inflation increased just 0.