inflation


Rising Gasoline Prices And Rents Boost US Consumer Prices In March

AMERICA - Published date: .

U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in more than a year in March, but underlying inflation remained benign agains... Read more

The Top Down: Neptune's James Dowey On The 'one Issue More Important Than Brexit' For Asset Managers

Markets - Published date: .

In this month's edition of The Top Down, Jayna Rana and Mike Sheen talk to James Dowey, CIO and chief economist at Nept... Read more

Fed Chair Powell Says Chinese And European Economies Have Slowed 'substantially'

AMERICA - Published date: .

Weakening Chinese and European economies are acting as a deterrent to U.S. growth, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powel... Read more

Fed Gives Market What It Wanted — It's Ending Its Balance Sheet Reduction In September

AMERICA - Published date: .

The Fed's program to reduce the bonds it holds on its balance sheet will end in six months, a move scrutinized by financ... Read more

Fed Holds Line On Rates, Says No More Hikes Ahead This Year

AMERICA - Published date: .

In a unanimous move, the central bank's policymaking committee took a sharp dovish turn from policy projections just thr... Read more

The Market Could Be Setting Itself Up For A Letdown From Wednesday's Fed Decision

AMERICA - Published date: .

Should the policymaking Federal Open Market Committee not deliver on market expectations, the result may not be pretty. Read more

US Wholesale Inflation Remained Tame In February

AMERICA - Published date: .

U.S. wholesale prices barely increased last month after falling for three straight months, a sign there is little inflat... Read more

US Consumer Prices Rise For The First Time In 4 Months

AMERICA - Published date: .

U.S. consumer prices rose for the first time in four months in February, but the pace of the increase was modest, result... Read more

Market Extra: Conflicting Signals In Bond-market Recession Indicator Points To Inflation Resurgence

Markets - Published date: .

Different sections of the yield curve point to conflicting assessments of the U.S. economy’s path Read more

'Brexit Fog To Clear': Fund Managers Increase Exposure To 'hammered' UK Financials Sector

Markets - Published date: .

UK fund managers are positioning their portfolios for a rally in financials later this year amid predictions a Brexit d... Read more

Ex-Obama Advisor Larry Summers Rips 'dangerous' Economics Backed By Ocasio-Cortez And Other Dems

AMERICA - Published date: .

Advocating the government print money without worrying about the bills is a dangerous approach being pushed by far-left ... Read more

Fed May Need Time To Have Clarity On US Economy: Rosengren

AMERICA - Published date: .

The Federal Reserve may need "several meetings" to get a good read on the U.S. economy, a top monetary policymaker said ... Read more

Ex-Fed's Dudley: Wall Street Should Stop Blaming The Central Bank Every Time Stocks Drop

AMERICA - Published date: .

Dudley, who retired from the Fed in June 2018, said the central bank's actions have become a "convenient whipping boy." Read more

Mark Hulbert: Why Gold Wont Save Your Portfolio From Inflations Bite

Markets - Published date: .

Higher consumer prices don’t necessarily boost gold prices, writes Mark Hulbert. Read more

'Mid-cycle Slowdown': UK Economy Weakens

Markets - Published date: .

The Bank of England (BoE) is under no pressure to raise rates in the near future with markets pricing in just a 35% cha... Read more

China's Inflation Slows In January, Potentially Pushing Officials To Step In, Says Economist

AMERICA - Published date: .

China's Consumer Price Index missed expectations in January coming in at 1.7 percent higher than a year ago, the Nationa... Read more

Here's Why 7 Out Of 10 People Think They'll Be Better Off Financially Next Year

AMERICA - Published date: .

People are feeling good about their wallets, and it shows. Nearly 70 percent of participants in a recent Gallup poll sai... Read more

Treasury And Economic Affairs Committees Call For Flawed Inflation Measure Fix

Markets - Published date: .

The Treasury Select and Economic Affairs Committees are looking for consent from Chancellor Philip Hammond to fix the f... Read more

Fed's Bullard: 'Restrictive' US Policy Is Likely Curbing Inflation

AMERICA - Published date: .

Fed's interest rate increase in December likely tipped monetary policy into a restrictive setting that may be pushing th... Read more

Fed's James Bullard Says He's Pleased With Rates At These Levels And It's Time To 'wait And See'

AMERICA - Published date: .

Bullard also stresses that if the economy were to show unexpected strength or weakness, the Fed would consider acting "i... Read more