Inflation cooled significantly in June, offering some of the most hopeful news since the Federal Reserve began trying to tame rapid price increases 16 months ago — and boosting the […]
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Back to news homeCooling inflation in the US brings slight relief to tech valuations
New U.S. inflation data is augmenting tech stocks listed on American exchanges, helping shares of cloud companies reach prices they haven’t been close to for nearly a year. The Exchange […]
How Inflation and Interest Rates Vary Around the World
From Melbourne to Manchester to Miami, people are struggling under the weight of hefty price increases for the things they buy each day.The worst spike in inflation that many advanced […]
Key Inflation Gauge Cooled in May, Welcome News for Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure cooled in May, mildly encouraging news that could give policymakers confidence that price increases are still moderating — though progress remains slow.Although inflation has […]
Libor Is Coming to an End
The arduous, decade-long process to end the financial system’s reliance on a tarnished interest-rate benchmark, which once underpinned trillions of dollars in contracts across the globe, is almost over. From […]
Top Central Bankers Expect More Rate Increases Amid Stubborn Inflation
Central bankers from the world’s leading economies said on Wednesday that while they had raised interest rates significantly, additional increases would very likely be needed to wrestle inflation back under […]
Bank of England Raises Rates More Than Expected, as Inflation Persists
The Bank of England raised interest rates by half a percentage point on Thursday, a larger-than-expected move, as policymakers struggle to bring down Britain’s persistently high rate of inflation.The central […]
Inflation Has Eased, but Economists Are Still Worried
Inflation is beginning to abate meaningfully for American consumers. Gas is cheaper, eggs cost roughly half as much as they did in January and prices are no longer climbing as […]
U.K. Inflation Remains Stuck at 8.7 Percent
Last month, the central bank warned that many mortgage holders had not experienced the cost of higher interest rates yet. About 1.3 million households are expected to reach the end […]
Fed Chair Sees ‘Long Way to Go’ on Inflation Fight
Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, told House lawmakers that the United States remains a “long way” away from low and stable inflation even 15 months into […]