Julia Coronado

The Consumer Price Index rose from 3% in June to 3.2% in July, narrowly missing the anticipated 3.3%. Core inflation (excluding energy and food) was down marginally from 4.8% in June to 4.7% in July, cooler than the projected 4.8%. Traders pushed the broad market SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) more...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to deliver a speech at an event on Wednesday hosted by the Brookings Institution in Washington, which is nominally focused on the labor market. What Happened: Powell is, however, expected to cement expectations that the central bank will slow its...

The Consumer Price Index increased .5% in July after rising .9% in June, and, in general, prices of all items rose 5.4% over the last year, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report. What Happened: All indexed items increased in price, including shelter, food, energy and new...