Inflation
Inflation picks up again in June, rising at 2.7% annual rate
Consumer prices rose in June as President Donald Trump’s tariffs began to slowly work their way through the U.S. economy. The consumer price index, a broad-based measure of goods and services costs, increased 0.3% on the month, putting the 12-month inflation rate at 2.7%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. The numbers were right […]
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Inflation report Tuesday should provide clues on the impact tariffs are having on prices
Groceries are seen at a Walmart supermarket in Houston, Texas, on May 15, 2025. Ronaldo Schemidt | AFP | Getty Images June’s inflation report will be looked at not so much for what the headline numbers show than what’s in the underlying data, especially whether tariffs are starting to have an impact. The consumer price […]
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Vanguard, BlackRock deliver second-half market plays that could cushion a potential growth slowdown
ETF Edge Vanguard, BlackRock deliver second-half market plays that could cushion a potential growth slowdown Published Wed, Jul 9 20257:30 AM EDT Siena Griffin@siena_griffin WATCH LIVE Source
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Euro zone inflation edges higher, hitting ECB’s 2% target in June
A Carrefour supermarket in Perpignan in the Pyrenees-Orientales department in the south of France on Jan. 3, 2025. Jc Milhet | Afp | Getty Images Euro zone inflation rose slightly to 2% in June, according to flash data from statistics agency Eurostat on Tuesday, meaning consumer prices in the single currency area are now in line […]
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Core inflation rate rose to 2.7% in May, more than expected, Fed’s preferred gauge shows
People shop at a store in Manhattan on April 30, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Prices that consumers pay rose slightly in May, while the annual inflation rate moved further away from the Federal Reserve’s target, according to a Commerce Department report Friday. The personal consumption expenditures price index, the […]
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Japan’s inflation has been above target for over 3 years, but where is the BOJ?
Customers check out vegetables and other groceries at a supermarket in Tokyo on June 20, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Major central banks have hiked their policy rates in the face of surging inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic — but the Bank of Japan has been an outlier. It has stayed put […]
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Switzerland enters era of zero interest rates
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) in Bern, Switzerland, on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Swiss National Bank on Thursday cut interest rates by a further 25 basis points to 0% — adding to concerns over a potential return to negative rates. The reduction was widely expected by markets ahead of the decision, […]
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. economic slowdown still in the cards, Fed says
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference following the issuance of the Federal Open Market Committee’s statement on interest rate policy in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 18, 2025. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters At U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s post-meeting press conference, the topic of tariffs — specifically, their impact on prices […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Stagflation on the Fed’s mind
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference on June 18, 2025, in Washington DC, United States. Yasin Ozturk | Anadolu | Getty Images At U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s post-meeting press conference, the topic of tariffs — specifically, their impact on prices — was a recurring one. “Everyone that I […]
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The Fed is likely to keep rates the same but give a forecast that moves markets. What to expect
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Federal Reserve officials get to voice their outlook this week on the future path of interest rates along with the impact that tariffs and Middle East turmoil will have on the economy. While any immediate movement on interest rates seems improbable, the policy meeting, which […]
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