Prices
Core wholesale prices rose 0.8% in January, much more than expected
Customers shops for fruit in a supermarket in New York on Jan. 22, 2026. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images Wholesale prices rose at a faster-than-expected pace in January, countering hopes that inflation was easing, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The core producer price index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, […]
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India’s economy grows at faster-than-expected pace of 7.8% in December quarter
Construction laborers work on a high rise building in Kolkata on July 23, 2024. Dibyangshu Sarkar | Afp | Getty Images India’s economy grew at a faster pace than expected of 7.8% in the quarter ending December. A Reuters poll of economists had pegged the October-December gross domestic product to grow at 7.2%. In the […]
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South Korea central bank holds rates, adopts dot-plot path signalling extended pause
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – 2025/05/07: General view of the headquarters of the Bank of Korea in central Seoul. The Bank of Korea (BOK) is the central bank of South Korea and the institution that issues the Korean won. It was founded on June 12, 1950 in Seoul. (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) […]
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Fed’s Goolsbee calls for a hold on cuts as current rate of inflation is ‘not good enough’
Austan Goolsbee, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, speaks during the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) economic policy conference in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. Graeme Sloane | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Tuesday that interest rate cuts aren’t […]
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Five key takeaways from the Supreme Court’s landmark decision against Trump’s tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a press briefing at the White House, following the Supreme Court’s ruling that Trump had exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 20, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Supreme Court’s decision Friday to throw out a large number of tariffs […]
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Fourth-quarter U.S. GDP up just 1.4%, badly missing estimate; inflation firms at 3%
U.S. growth slowed more than expected near the end of 2025 as the government shutdown impacted spending and investment, while a key inflation metric showed high prices are still a factor for the economy, according to data released Friday. Gross domestic product rose at an annualized rate of just 1.4%, according to the Commerce Department, […]
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Japan inflation falls below BOJ’s 2% target for first time since March 2022
Shop owners of a 70-year-old “takoyaki”, or octopus balls, restaurant chat while cooking along a street in the Taito Ward area of Tokyo on February 21, 2025. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s headline inflation rate fell to 1.5% in January, its lowest level since March 2022. The reading ended a run […]
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The ‘boomcession’: Why Americans feel left behind by a growing economy
Fotostorm | E+ | Getty Images Welcome to the “boomcession.” The term is a portmanteau of the words “boom” and “recession.” It highlights how the average American doesn’t feel like they’re reaping the benefits of an economy that is — on paper — humming along, according to creator Matt Stoller. Economic output and the stock […]
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Treasury yields nudged higher as investors await Fed meeting minutes
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. Treasury yields edged higher on Wednesday as investors anticipated the Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes and key inflation data. The 10-year Treasury yield rose more than 1 basis point […]
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