Inflation
India inflation cools more than expected in October, boosting hopes for further rate cuts
A man pushes a trolley inside a supermarket in Mumbai, India, on September 7, 2025. (Photo by Indranil Aditya/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images India’s consumer inflation cooled to 0.25% in October, strengthening hopes of more policy easing by the Reserve Bank of India. The headline inflation number was below estimates […]
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China consumer prices return to growth in October, producer price slump extends to three years
A store in a shopping mall in Beijing on Aug. 7, 2024. Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty Images Deflation pressures in China alleviated in October, as consumer prices returned to growth after falling for two straight months, though producer prices extended their slump to three years as the world’s second largest economy suffers from […]
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Japan’s declining real wages upend Prime Minister Takaichi’s ‘Abenomics’ as inflation shrinks wallets
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers questions from Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), regarding her policy speech at the House of Representatives of the National Diet in Tokyo on November 4, 2025. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) (Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images) Kazuhiro Nogi […]
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Voters express frustration with Trump’s handling of economy, NBC News poll shows
Jasondoiy | E+ | Getty Images A recent NBC News poll showed growing frustration among Americans regarding President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy less than a year after entering office. In a poll of 1,000 voters taken between Oct. 25-28, 63% said Trump had fallen short of expectations regarding the economy. Separately, 65% said […]
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Trump tariffs could add $40 billion to holiday shoppers’ and sellers’ costs, LendingTree warns
A person walks down a street with shopping bags in New York City on Nov. 29, 2024. David Dee Delgado | Getty Images American consumer wallets will be billions of dollars lighter this holiday season because of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, according to LendingTree. Sunday marked six months since Trump announced his broad “liberation day” […]
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Tariffs are expected to start showing up more in consumer prices as holiday shopping season starts
Shoppers carry Macy’s and Nordstrom bags at Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek, California, US, on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. The Bureau of Economic Analysis is scheduled to release personal spending figures on December 20. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images While the impact so far this year has been muted, tariffs are expected […]
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European Central Bank holds rates steady as economy shows resilience
The European Central Bank has kept interest rates on hold, as expected, at its latest meeting on Thursday. The central bank held its key deposit facility rate at 2% for the third consecutive time, having last cut rates in June. The trim, which coincided with euro zone inflation hitting the ECB’s target rate of 2%, was […]
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Here are the five key takeaways from the Fed meeting and Powell news conference
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference after the Fed cut interest rates by quarter of a percentage point, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 29, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Federal Reserve meeting that wrapped up Wednesday both delivered on expectations and offered a few surprises. Here are five key takeaways: […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Cooler-than-expected U.S. consumer inflation adds to market cheer
People shop for food at a supermarket in Monterey Park, California on September 9, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images A tamer-than-expected U.S. inflation report for September injected optimism into markets. Traders are now betting that the Federal Reserve will almost certainly cut rates at its October meeting — scheduled for later […]
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Week in review: Stocks hit records on inflation data, earnings — plus, we started a new name
Stocks jumped for the second straight week and reached record highs Friday as Washington trade and shutdown drama took a back seat to cooler inflation data and stronger earnings. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq rose 2% and 2.3%, respectively, for the week. In fact, the S & P 500 on Friday peaked above […]
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