French consumer inflation confirmed at +1.8% y/y in January
Consumer prices in France were up 1.8% year-on-year in January, statistics office INSEE said on Tuesday, in line with ...
Japan's core inflation hits 19-month high, keeps BOJ rate-hike bets alive
Japan's core consumer price index rose 3.2% in January from the previous year to hit a 19-month high, data showed on Friday, ...
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American inflation looks increasingly worrying
Since Mr Trump’s election, that figure has surged by 1.7 percentage points—the joint-largest three-month rise since 1979, ...
DOGE Stimulus Check Creator Defends Plan Against Inflation Fears
The Trump administration's proposal for $5,000 "DOGE Dividends," created by CEO James Fishback, is stirring debate over ...
Fed's Goolsbee says PCE inflation reading unlikely to be as 'sobering' as CPI
Last week, the Labor Department reported a larger-than-expected 0.5% month-over-month increase in CPI for January. The ...
Trump acknowledges ‘inflation is back’ but blames Biden
President Donald Trump, in an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity that aired Tuesday night, acknowledged that inflation is ...
Fed worried about inflation worsening in pausing rate cuts: ‘High degree of uncertainty’
According to minutes of the Jan. 28-29 meeting, Trump’s proposed tariffs and mass deportations of migrants, as well as strong ...
Federal Reserve's concerns grow over tariff-induced inflation
The administration's piecemeal approach may be damaging, Fed officials say, as businesses and consumers adjust to an outlook ...
Trump floated sending refund checks from DOGE savings to Americans. That could reignite inflation
President Donald Trump said he is considering a plan that would give 20% of savings identified by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) back to Americans, potentially complicating the ...
Walmart's lower-than-expected guidance may mean consumer spending is slowing
Walmart’s lower-than-expected guidance is a warning that U.S. consumer spending is slowing, said Brian Mulberry, client ...
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Investors fear inflation is coming back. They may be right
A fter peaking in 2022 at 11% year on year, inflation across the rich world has steadily fallen. Until now. As central banks bring down interest rates, headline inflation across the rich world is ...