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

See how the Social Security Administration's 2.8% COLA increase is calculated, what it adds to your check, and whether rising ...

The annual Social Security COLA is based on a specific measure of inflation from July, August, and September. The first data point might have come in lower than expected, but experts still predict a ...

The BLS halted all collection processing, and publication of economic indicators when the shutdown started. The Fed’s job ...

Staffing shortages have forced the U.S. federal government to scale back the price checks it uses to calculate the inflation rate. Economists are warning that could lead to less accurate ...