Social Security averages the CPI-W data for July, August, and September and compares it to the previous year's number. If the ...

Major revisions to CPI calculations shed light on the diminution of the American Dream, the rise of populism, and the current ...

The primary objective of the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) is to safeguard the purchasing power of Social Security and ...

A cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) constitutes a raise applied to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to ...

The 2025 COLA of 2.5% will be added to retirement benefits beginning in January. But FERS retirees will receive a 2% “diet” COLA.

New Yorkers will see the smallest rise in their Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) since 2021 next year.

Tomorrow is the last piece of the puzzle for calculating the 2025 COLA, and likely the biggest day of the year for retirees. Here is what you need to know. The COLA is supposed to help retirees' ...

The Social Security Administration announced Thursday the 2025 COLA will be 2.5%, down from 2024's 3.2% increase. Average ...

Consumer prices are forecast to show a scant 0.1% increase in September, according to economists polled by The Wall Street Journal. A fifth straight low reading would drag the yearly increase in the ...

Inflation came in slightly hotter than Wall Street expected; PPI was slightly cooler. We expect the Fed to lower rates at its November and December meetings.

Social Security benefits increase annually thanks to a cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) that is intended to help benefits ...

Senior groups say the COLA likely won't meet the higher costs seniors are facing on inflation on everything from groceries to healthcare.