Policymakers cling to a 1970s consumer-price index formula that overstates cost increases and drives up automatic spending.

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The Senior Advocacy Group that sounded the alarm about Social Security's big problem is the Senior Citizens League (TSCL).

Chancellor has been pushing cabinet ministers to find ways to reduce financial pressure on households ahead of Budget ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of financial accounting, ...

The move - reported by the FT - would mark a significant break with long-standing practice. It comes as Chancellor Rachel ...

ISLAMABAD: To calculate the latest poverty and inequality figures in Pakistan, the government has established a high-powered ...

Social Security beneficiaries will get a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2026. Getting a 10% COLA is possible, but ...

The COLA boost is slightly better than earlier estimates, even if we're not talking about a lot of money. But many retirees ...

This inflation calculator uses the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from 1913 to 2025 to estimate the U.S. dollar's buying power and future value.

A 2.8% COLA in 2026 is bigger than the 2.5% COLA that Social Security recipients were eligible for in 2025. But is it big ...