The December CPI reading caps a year when many Americans felt squeezed by affordability pressures.

Canada’s inflation held at 2.2% in November, below expectations, as higher food prices were offset by slower services growth, Statistics Canada said Dec. 15. Core measures cooled, with the Bank of Canada’s preferred gauges easing to 2.8% year over year ...

US inflation is set to rise modestly to around 4% by early 2026, but this is widely anticipated and unlikely to surprise markets. Goods and food inflation are driving near-term CPI increases, while services inflation remains subdued, limiting the risk of a ...

Economists expect core PCE inflation for August to be slower compared with July, but the tariff impact is not yet over. New trade policies are expected to raise the annual PCE inflation rate to 3% or higher in the coming months. Despite inflation holding ...

December 2025 sees a slight increase in South Africa's Consumer Price Index, rising from 3.5% to 3.6%. Experts weigh in on the implications for consumers and the economy, highlighting the impact of housing,

Food and services were the main anchors keeping prices stable as the year ended. Singapore’s core inflation eased to 0.7% in 2025 from 2.8% a year ago, latest government data showed. Month-on-month, core inflation held steady at 1.