With new inflation data just released, what can retirees expect from the 2027 Social Security COLA? We analyze the early signs and expert predictions.

The January CPI came in at 2.4% but real-time data and a structural lag in shelter costs suggest headline inflation has further to fall.

Pharmacy is no longer the fastest-growing non-labor expense in healthcare. According to Vizient’s “Winter 2026 Spend Management Outlook,” released Feb. 3, overall healthcare supply chain inflation of ...

The new consumer price index report showed the inflation rate slowed more than expected.

Inflation cooled in January. If the trend continues, Social Security receipients could see the smallest COLA increase since 2016, estimates show.

Consensus estimates call for a 0.3% month-over-month increase in January CPI, matching the prior reading. However, activity in prediction markets suggests investors see a meaningful chance of a ...

Recent research suggests that generic large language models (LLMs) can match the accuracy of traditional methods when forecasting macroeconomic variables in ...

Research is casting prediction markets as policy-relevant forecasting tools just as state regulators escalate efforts to ...

“The index for shelter rose 0.2% in January and was the largest factor in the all items monthly increase,” the BLS said in its release. “The food index increased 0.2% as did the food at home index, ...

As recently as June, many stock analysts predicted the stock market would end 2025 without any real gains. At the time, several prominent forecasters projected the S&P 500 index would close out the ...