Inflation: Latest News and Analysis

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said she sees inflation heading back to the central bank’s 2% goal even though the data may be volatile from month to month.

Inflation is remaking America—again. It looms above all competing explanations for Donald Trump’s comeback. Despite the widespread belief that the worst economic cost of curing inflation—a steep ...

And Trump will enter the White House with some tailwinds on the immigration front, after President Joe Biden cleared the way for tough asylum restrictions at the southern border. That’s already fueled a steep drop in attempted migrant crossings from Mexico.

Just when Britain seemed to be moving beyond its inflation problem, the new government's spending splurge and the risk of a global trade war triggered by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's tariff plan are threatening to extend it.

Inflation could be heating up again. Here's how to rebalance your portfolio to protect your investments.

Most Czech central bankers expressed concern about inflation risks brewing in the economy that warranted a strict monetary stance, according to minutes from the Nov. 7 meeting published on Friday.

Just when Britain seemed to be moving beyond its inflation problem, the new government's spending splurge and the risk of a global trade war triggered by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's tariff ...

Nigeria's inflation rate rose for the second straight month in October, advancing to 33.88% in annual terms from 32.70% in September, data from the statistics agency showed on Friday. Inflation quicke ...

Citadel Securities’ Durham Abric says the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path probably will be uninterrupted by the incoming Trump administration’s protectionist posture.

US inflation remained firm in October rather than continuing its irregular descent, giving the Federal Reserve less room to maneuver in completing any soft landing. The so-called core consumer price index—which excludes food and energy costs—increased ...

“If he carries through on what he said during his campaign, there will be an inflation shock significantly greater than the one the country suffered in 2021,” Summers told Kate Bolduan on CNN News Central on Wednesday. That’s quite the warning ...

The new numbers have boosted hopes that more help for the economy will arrive next month from another cut to interest rates.

Inflation has cooled notably, but a pickup in annual price increases underscores that it is not fully back to normal.

Inflation in the United States ticked up in October, driven by costlier rents, used cars, and air fares, a sign that price increases might be leveling off after having slowed in September to their ...

October's annual inflation rate ticked up for the first time in seven months, after more than two years of gradual cooling.

The Trump trade was largely extended on Monday, with shares of Tesla, bitcoin, the US dollar, and US bank stocks all surging.

Prices of potatoes — a Russian staple — have surged by 64% this year.

Weber is an associate professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Unemployment weakens governments. Inflation kills them. That’s what a government official from Brazil once told ...

India's retail inflation in October accelerated to 6.21% year-on-year, breaching the central bank's target range for the first time in over a year, as food prices remained stubbornly high, government ...

US Treasuries are set to open weaker as investors look to rekindle the selloff spurred by Donald Trump’s presidential victory last week.

Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation edged up to 26.5% in October from 26.4% in September, slightly below expected, data from the country's statistics agency CAPMAS showed on Sunday.

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said the US economy has remained remarkably strong as the central bank progressed in beating back inflation, but the Fed was still “not all ...

New Zealand two-year ahead inflation expectations crept higher, but remained near the midpoint of the central bank’s target band.

Donald Trump unleashed China tariffs during his first term that essentially sparked a trade war after the country retaliated with its own U.S. import taxes ...

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) hopes to maintain its 2% inflation target even if climate change causes long-term shocks to future price developments, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Saturday.

Egyptian inflation slightly quickened for a third month, driven by a sharp rise in fuel prices. Annual consumer prices in urban areas rose 26.5% in October versus 26.4% the month before, state statistics agency CAPMAS said Sunday. The index increased 1.1% month-on-month, from 2.1% in September.

Investors will focus in the coming week on whether inflation trends can help sustain the record-breaking stock rally that has received a boost from Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential race ...

With the election results bringing Donald Trump back to the White House, tax cuts, tariffs and the deportation of immigrants could crank inflation up again. In that environment, inflation-protected ...

Tax cuts, tariffs and the deportation of immigrants could crank inflation up again. Treasury inflation-protected securities, or TIPS, can protect your portfolio.

High tariffs would raise the cost of imports goods and potentially boost U.S. inflation given how much Americans rely on foreign-made products such as clothing, consumer electronics and autos.

Though the labor market is easing, wage pressures are not showing a significant cooling, casting a shadow over the inflation and interest rate outlook. Unit labor costs increased at a solid clip in ...

Analysts surveyed by Argentina's central banked trimmed their estimates for monthly and yearly inflation in a poll released on Thursday.

Turkey’s central bank raised its inflation forecasts for this year and next, bringing them closer to market expectations after price gains exceeded estimates for two consecutive months. According to the revised outlook, officials now see inflation at 44% ...

Brazil’s inflation sped through the upper limit of the central bank’s tolerance range in October, signaling Latin America’s largest economy remains hot and interest rates will climb further.

Brazil’s inflation sped through the upper limit of the central bank’s tolerance range in October, signaling Latin America’s largest economy remains hot and interest rates will climb further.

Many Americans fretted about inflation as they headed out to vote. But Donald J. Trump’s approach comes with risks of a renewed boost.

Inflation is likely to rise in the United States and around the world if newly elected US President Donald Trump follows through on his campaign promises to cut taxes, crack down on immigration and ...

Australia's top central banker said on Thursday it was hard to judge the inflation implications of the U.S. election for Australia at this stage, but policymakers would be watching closely and ...

High inflation is often a destroyer of political parties in power, and it claimed another victim in Vice President Kamala Harris.

The U.S. stock market, Elon Musk’s Tesla, banks and bitcoin are storming higher as investors bet on what Donald Trump’s return to the White House will mean for the economy and world.

Trump won the election soundly, and there are a number of possible reasons for his victory, writes Matt Glassman, a senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Government Affairs Institute. “It could be ...

Japan's inflation-adjusted wages fell for the second straight month in September, government data showed on Thursday, underlining the negative effect of persistently elevated prices on nominal pay.

If inflation is as politically toxic as this week's resounding U.S. election result suggests, the presumed impact of his economic policy proposals should make President Donald Trump hesitate on his ...

Many economists say these tariffs, as well as some of his other proposals, could kick-start another bout of inflation and interest-rate hikes. Trump has said that his proposals would not impact US prices. "I am going to put tariffs on other countries ...

While prices for most goods have been falling throughout the year, inflation for a wide range of services remains high.

Nir Kaissar is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering markets. He is the founder of Unison Advisors, an asset management firm.

By Eshe Nelson Reporting from London The Bank of England cut interest rates as expected on Thursday, but policymakers said that it would take longer for inflation in Britain to return to the bank’s 2 ...

BoE forecasts higher inflation, growth Focus on Fed decision BT slides after cutting revenue forecast FTSE 100 down 0.1%, FTSE 250 up 0.6% Nov 7 (Reuters) - UK's FTSE 100 edged lower on Thursday after ...

The Bank of England cut interest rates for only the second time since 2020 and said future reductions were likely to be gradual.