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New Delhi: India’s retail inflation is expected to have eased further to 3% or below in May—its lowest since April 2019—driven by higher supplies of tomatoes, onions, and potatoes, softer ...
Inflation has edged down, but high housing costs could spark a fresh rise in prices and keep the Fed from cutting rates, Stifel's top economist said.
The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge, the PCE index, showed that price growth eased in April as inflation numbers trended closer to the central bank's target.
Inflation fell two-tenths of a percentage point to 2.1% for the year ending in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday in an update to the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge.
The annual inflation rate was the lowest since February 2021. Both of those figures were slightly cooler than the estimates of economists polled by LSEG, who predicted a monthly figure of 0.3% and ...
Inflation ticked up in April after a slowdown the month before, but the annual pace of inflation eased unexpectedly, a breather before tariffs are likely to push consumer prices higher, economists ...
The central bank’s target inflation rate is 2 percent—and while 2.3 percent is remarkably close, policymakers will want confirmation that this isn’t just a temporary dip before changing course.
As inflation targeting (IT) turns 35, it has become a key institutional monetary framework by central banks. Yet, this paper shows that stark differences exist among inflation targeting countries in ...
A key gauge of inflation — the consumer price index — showed Thursday that prices rose by 2.4 percent in March from a year earlier. That was much cooler than a 2.8 percent annual gain reported ...
Inflation could be Trump's secret weapon to fight the national debt — and it's making experts worried By Christine Ji Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI Mar 28, 2025, 2:01 AM PT ...
According to PCE, inflation likely stayed stubborn in February, in contrast to a different measure that showed it decelerating. PCE inflation measures consumer prices differently than the widely ...
Key Takeaways TIPS funds have on average returned 3.4% in 2025, making it one of the best-performing bond fund categories. Fears of economic slowdown have lifted bond prices. Inflation ...