Surprising inflation data and weak retail sales spark a sharp crypto selloff, with Bitcoin down over 3% and Coinbase sliding in premarket trading.

Few would find fault with the steady, gradual decline in U.S. inflation, but it has recently come with an unwelcome side effect: rising 'real' borrowing costs.

Consumer prices rose 2.3% in April compared to a year ago, cooling slightly from the previous month and defying fears of an inflation surge in the aftermath of President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs last month. The reading -- which marked the lowest inflation rate since 2021 -- matched economists' expectations.

Cooling inflation could shift gold prices — but other factors may have more of an impact right now. Here's why.

U.S. Federal Reserve officials feel they need to reconsider the key elements around both jobs and inflation in their current approach to monetary policy given the inflation experience of the last few years and the possibility that supply shocks and the associated price increases may become more frequent in the years ahead,

The precious metal will keep rising higher, but it's not because investors are afraid of inflation, says billionaire investor David Einhorn.

These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. If inflation goes up as a result of tariffs, mortgage rates may rise this year.

Recent economic trends point to the possibility that the Federal Reserve will have to grapple with sudden shocks to the supply of goods and commodities in the coming years, which is a difficult challenge for the economy and the central bank,

The Fed chief is speaking may talk about the Fed’s review of its monetary policy framework—how it balances employment and price stability.