The consumer price index fell in March, but President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda and the specter of a global trade war threaten to reverse progress.

Jerome H. Powell warned that President Trump’s tariffs could lead to a “challenging scenario” for the central bank.

Inflation eased last month — but the fallout from President Trump's trade war threatens to put upward pressure on prices in the month to come. Consumer prices in March were up 2.4% from a year ...

Inflation throttled back in March, largely on lower gasoline prices — but tariffs threaten to reverse that downward trend in coming months while trouble also lurks in certain categories like ...