The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the annual rate of inflation fell from 3% in January to 2.8% in February on a year-over-year basis, slightly below the forecasted rate of 2.9%.+

Few of the leading economists surveyed by Wolters Kluwer expect the Federal Reserve to announce an interest rate cut at its March meeting as inflation shows few signs of abating in 2025. +

TransUnion’s latest credit insights report forecasts gains in auto, home and unsecured personal loan originations tempered by concerns over changing federal policy and paused interest rate cuts. +

The consumer price index rose for the fourth straight month in January, pushing inflation to a 3% year-over-year increase in the same month the Fed announced a pause to interest rate cuts. +

The Federal Reserve Board’s first meeting of 2025 ended with its target lending rate unchanged as the agency pursues its “dual mandate” to limit inflation and unemployment. +

Edmunds’s latest auto finance report finds average monthly payments passed the $750 mark in the fourth quarter, corresponding with an average amount financed in excess of $42,000. +

Vanguard Dealer Services’ Dylan Doran shares advice for dealers who are considering whether to reinsure their GAP following years of instability in the market and beyond. +

Economist and Forbes contributor Jason Schenker lists five key trends that will determine the performance of dealers’ investment portfolios in 2025, including an accelerating GDP. +

Chairman Jerome Powell said interest rate reductions would slow next year while announcing an expected quarter-point cut to end 2024 with a target range of 4.25% to 4.5%. +

Decisive election results and falling interest rates pushed Cox Automotive’s Dealer Sentiment Index into positive territory as a tumultuous 2024 draws to a close. +