Social Security Needs a New Inflation Calculator

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

How 2026’s COLA Compares to Inflation (And What That Means for You)

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

The 2026 Social Security COLA Announcement Appears to Have a New Date. Here's What You Need to Know

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to calculate the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Key CPI-W data needed to calculate the 2026 COLA will now ...
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How much of a salary hike do YOU need to keep up with inflation? Use our calculator to find out...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves' painful tax raid on businesses has pushed inflation to an 18-month high. Prices have jumped by 4.2% in a year in the UK ...

October’s CPI Report Is in Jeopardy. What That Means for Rate Cuts.

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

Why some economists are worried about U.S. inflation data

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 ...
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Social Security Just Received Its First Data Point to Determine the 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA). Here's Where Things Stand Now.

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 ...
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Treasury's TIPS market at risk after White House says there will be no October CPI

The part of the US Treasury market that protects investors from rising consumer prices is now facing uncertainty after the ...