Inflation
China consumer prices drop 0.1% in March signaling rising deflationary pressures
A customer selects vegetables at a supermarket in Mengzi City, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Feb. 9, 2025. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Consumer prices in China slid 0.1% year on year in March, remaining in deflationary territory after having contracted 0.7% in February. Economists polled by Reuters had expected a […]
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Watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell speak live on interest rates and tariffs
[The stream is slated to start at 11:25 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks Friday to the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing conference in Arlington, Virginia. The central bank leader’s appearance, including prepared remarks and a […]
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Powell sees tariffs raising inflation and says Fed will wait before further rate moves
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference after the Monetary Policy Committee meeting, at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC on March 19, 2025. Roberto Schmidt | Afp | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday that he expects President Donald Trump’s tariffs to raise inflation and lower growth, and […]
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Trump’s tariff gambit will raise the stakes for an economy already looking fragile
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside entertainer Kid Rock before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images President Donald Trump is set Wednesday to begin the biggest gamble of his nascent second term, wagering that broad-based tariffs on […]
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Euro zone inflation dips to 2.2% in March as U.S. tariffs loom
A man pushes his shopping cart filled with food shopping and walks in front of an aisle of canned vegetables with “Down price” labels in an Auchan supermarket in Guilherand Granges, France, March 8, 2025. Nicolas Guyonnet | Afp | Getty Images Annual Euro zone inflation dipped as expected to 2.2% in March, according to […]
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‘Peak’ uncertainty: Evercore ISI predicts market turning point around Trump tariffs
Fast Money ‘Peak’ uncertainty: Evercore ISI predicts market turning point around Trump tariffs Published Mon, Mar 31 20256:54 PM EDT Stephanie Landsman@stephlandsman WATCH LIVE Source
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German inflation eases to 2.3% in March, slightly lower than expected
Customers shop for fresh fruits and vegetables in a supermarket in Munich, Germany, on March 8, 2025. Michael Nguyen | Nurphoto | Getty Images German inflation came in at a lower-than-expected 2.3% in March, preliminary data from the country’s statistics office Destatis showed Monday. It compares to February’s 2.6% print, which was revised lower from […]
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Goldman Sachs sees Trump tariffs spiking inflation, stunting growth and raising recession risks
U.S. President Donald Trump announces that his administration has reached a deal with elite law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom during a swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House on March 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images With decision day looming this week for President Donald […]
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Core inflation in February hits 2.8%, higher than expected; spending increases 0.4%
The Federal Reserve’s key inflation measure rose more than expected in February while consumer spending also posted a smaller-than-projected increase, the Commerce Department reported Friday. The core personal consumption expenditures price index showed a 0.4% increase for the month, the biggest monthly gain since January 2024, putting the 12-month inflation rate at 2.8%. Economists surveyed […]
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