Inflation
India’s inflation rises to 0.71% in November as decline in food, fuel prices loses steam
Shoppers purchase groceries at the upscale LuLu Hypermarket located in the Lulu International Shopping Mall in Kerala, India, on May 25, 2022. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images India’s consumer inflation rose to 0.71% in November, accelerating from an all-time low of 0.25% in the prior month. The headline inflation number was in line with […]
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Watch: Trump delivers speech on the economy in Pennsylvania as cost concerns grow
[The stream is slated to start at 6:10 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver remarks on the U.S. economy as he works to sell a message of economic success to a country increasingly concerned about the cost […]
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FDA approves Merck drug for decimated U.S. cattle herds to stop screwworm
Cattle detained in the pens of the Chihuahua Regional Livestock Union , at the Jeronimo-Santa Teresa border crossing in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on November 27, 2024, after the United States stopped imports of Mexican cattle due to the presence of screwworm. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images U.S. cattle ranchers will soon have a new […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Playing now: Netflix-Warner Bros deal with a Trump twist
Netflix’s headquarters are pictured in Hollywood, California on December 5, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images “Who’s watching?” Netflix asks whenever someone accesses its site. On Friday, it was probably everyone with an interest in business, markets and television. The key characters that had people hooked were Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery, […]
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Core inflation rate watched by Fed hit 2.8%, delayed September data shows, lower than expected
A key inflation measure was lower than expected in September, the Commerce Department said Friday in a report delayed by the government shutdown that gives a further green light for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates. The core personal consumption expenditures price index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, indicated a 0.2% monthly […]
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India cuts rates to 5.25% as expected as central bank flags ‘weakness in some key economic indicators’
The Reserve Bank of India logo outside its headquarters in Mumbai on Feb. 7, 2025. Indranil Mukherjee | Afp | Getty Images India’s central bank cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%, matching forecasts from economists polled by Reuters. The monetary policy committee delivered a unanimous reduction, citing “weakness in some key […]
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South Korea headline inflation at 2.4% y/y, bolstering case for rate pause
Stalls at the Gwangjang traditional market in Seoul, South Korea. Eric Lafforgue/art In All Of Us | Corbis News | Getty Images South Korea’s consumer prices rose 2.4% in November from a year earlier, driven by higher food and services costs, bolstering the case for the Bank of Korea to maintain interest rates at the current level for […]
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India’s industrial output grew just 0.4% in October, missing estimates
Workers assemble mobile phones at a Dixon Technologies factory in Noida, India, on Jan. 28, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images India’s industrial production grew just 0.4% in October, indicating a sharp slowdown in the economy. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) fell short of September’s 4% growth and is even lower than the 3.1% […]
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India economy grows at faster-than-expected 8.2% in September quarter even as tariffs bite
Hadynyah | E+ | Getty Images In a quarter partially affected by the 50% U.S. tariffs, the Indian economy grew faster than expected at an annual rate of 8.2% in the quarter ending in September. The growth was an acceleration from 7.8% in the previous quarter, when a lower deflator unexpectedly boosted real growth. A […]
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New Zealand central bank cuts rates to over 3-year low, signals end to easing cycle
New Zealand’s central bank cut its benchmark official cash rate by 25 basis points to 2.25% on Wednesday, its lowest level since mid-2022. Hagen Hopkins | Getty Images News | Getty Images New Zealand’s central bank cut its benchmark official cash rate by 25 basis points to 2.25% on Wednesday, its lowest level since mid-2022, but policymakers signaled […]
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