US Inflation Hits 3% for First Time Since January

US inflation hit 3% for the first time since January last month, but remained milder than many analysts had expected. The figure was for an increase in consumer prices the year to September, up from 2.9% in the prior month, the Labor Department said. Analysts had forecast a 3.1% jump. The report is the first […]
Economists Weigh in as US Inflation Rises

Inflation in the United States increased in January as prices of food, gasoline and housing, among others, continued to rise. VOA correspondent Veronica Balderas Iglesias talked to economists about what the Trump administration can do to bring prices down.