Inflation

It's a packed data agenda ahead.RBNZ Governor Orr kicks it off:to speak about the May Monetary Policy Statement to a business association meetingI'm not sure he'll be adding much to the extensive comments on the May decision he has…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock exchange during morning trading on May 17, 2024.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesU.S. stock futures ticked lower Thursday night as investors reviewed a flurry of corporate earnings ahead…

Huge month-to-month jumps for second month in a row as businesses jack up their prices for new fiscal year. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. The producer price index for services that Japanese businesses buy jumped by 0.82% in…

Angle down icon An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. Food inflation is hitting older adults hard. DEAN HINDMARCH/Getty Images Social Security's 2025 cost-of-living adjustment is projected to be 2.66%, below…

Image caption, Kris Fisher owns Aunt Sandra's Candy FactoryArticle informationAuthor, Aimée BellRole, BBC News NI25 May 2024, 06:37 BSTThe owner of a small business in east Belfast says he has taken a second job driving lorries in order…

We have a suite of mortgage calculators to help you work out how repayments will affect your household finances, what you could save by remortgaging, and the beneficial impact of overpaying. You can also enter your details here…

Two percent inflation is more than just the Federal Reserve’s goal, one could argue, as it works to wrestle down pandemic-related price increases that have plagued U.S. households over the past three years.It’s the Fed’s holy grail. Its…

WASHINGTON -- It was a time of fear and chaos four years ago.The death count was mounting as COVID-19 spread. Financial markets were panicked. Oil prices briefly went negative. The Federal Reserve slashed its benchmark interest rates to…

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares rose on Wednesday, led by an 2% gain in Japan’s Nikkei 225 after U.S. stocks rallied for a second straight day Tuesday, blunting the blow from what’s been a rough April.U.S. futures rose while oil prices…

An economist offered an explanation for a paradox that has emerged in recent data showing that spending has remained robust even as consumers report feeling pessimistic. Joanne Hsu, who is the director of the University of Michigan’s…