inflation

Wholesale prices rose 0.3% in July, higher than expected

A measure of wholesale prices rose more than expected in July, countering recent trends showing that inflation pressures are easing.…

July CPI report shows inflation gauge rose 3.2%, less than expected

The consumer price index rose 3.2% from a year ago in July, a sign that inflation has lost at least…

Thursday’s inflation data may be low, but don’t expect the Fed to declare ‘mission accomplished’ yet

Thursday’s consumer price index report likely will show that the pace of price increases is easing, but not enough to…

Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker suggests interest rate hikes are at an end

Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker on Tuesday indicated that the central bank could be at the end of its…

Here’s everything you need to look for in Friday’s July jobs report

Friday’s jobs report could provide a crucial piece to the increasingly complicated puzzle that is the U.S. economy and its…

Bank of England’s next move divides economists as data paints a mixed picture

LONDON — Market expectations are split over the Bank of England’s next monetary policy move on Wednesday, as policymakers near…

Why substituting cryptocurrency for gold exposure may be a costly mistake

Viewing cryptocurrency as “digital gold” may be a mistake. State Street Global Advisors’ George Milling-Stanley, whose firm runs the world’s…

Key Fed inflation rate falls to lowest annual level in nearly 2 years

Inflation showed further signs of cooling in June, according to a gauge released Friday that the Federal Reserve follows closely.…

CME Group CEO Terry Duffy: Manage your risk because everyone I’ve talked to got Fed ‘dead wrong’

It’s vital for investors to manage risk right now no matter where interest rates go, according to CME Group CEO…

Fed approves hike that takes interest rates to highest level in more than 22 years

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved a much-anticipated interest rate hike that takes benchmark borrowing costs to their…