The Iran war has pushed up gasoline, groceries and other prices for consumers.

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) struggled in the early part of 2026 but has gone on to rally in recent months. It's up close to 11% thus far, and even if it maintained such a gain through to the end of ...

The latest ABS consumer price index figures show just how pointless hiking interest rates would be at dealing with inflation. But raising rates is baked into the Reserve Bank’s DNA ...

US CPI inflation jumped to 3.8% YoY in April 2026, outpacing 3.6% wage growth. Real wage compression frustrates voters and ...

There were some encouraging economic developments this week that millions of Americans likely warmly welcomed. The unemployment rate in January, for example, declined to 4.3% as employers added more ...

K EVIN WARSH’S first day in his new job on May 22nd was instructive. For the first time in nearly 40 years, the chairman of ...

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The worst U.S. inflation outbreak in a generation turns five years old this month, a defining economic shock that is still driving policy debates, influencing national ...

Rising crude oil prices above $120 amid the West Asia conflict have reignited global inflation concerns, putting central banks like the Fed, Bank of England, and RBI under pressure. This analysis ...

Australia’s annual inflation rate, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), eased to 4.2% in April from 4.6% in March, ...

Central bankers have always sliced and diced inflation statistics to burnish their record of hitting targets over time. But ...