Economy

IMF warns on China’s property market worsening

Chinese flags for sale on Nanjing East Road in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg…

IMF hikes UK growth outlook amid lower inflation and interest rates

General view of the City of London skyline, the capital’s financial district, in October. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty…

Global fight against inflation ‘almost won’ but risks are rising: IMF

Much of the world has managed to successfully lower inflation and engineer an economic soft landing, avoiding recession, but faces…

Why inflation may look like it’s easing but is still a huge problem

A family shops for Halloween candy at a Walmart Supercenter on October 16, 2024 in Austin, Texas.  Brandon Bell |…

U.S. deficit tops $1.8 trillion in 2024

The U.S. Treasury building in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 15, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Biden…

Retail sales rose 0.4% in September, better than expected; jobless claims dip

Consumer spending held up in September, underscoring a resilient economy that is now getting a boost from the Federal Reserve,…

UK inflation September 2024

The Canary Wharf business district is seen in the distance behind autumnal leaves on October 09, 2024 in London, United…

The Federal Reserve may have pretty much just hit its 2% inflation target

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell arrives to a news conference following the September meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee…

French budget focuses on tax hikes as analysts warn of ratings downgrades

France’s newly-installed government on Thursday presented a draft budget containing 60 billion euros ($65.6 billion) in tax hikes and spending…

Producer price index September 2024:

A customer shops at a Whole Foods grocery store in Edgewater, N.J. on Sept. 11th, 2024.  Adam Jeffery | CNBC…