Prices

Why that ‘last mile’ of the inflation fight may be more challenging

Inflation in the U.S. economy is on the retreat. But the road to ultimate victory may be harder than what’s…

No ‘economic collapse’: Top Citi strategist says healthier economic growth is coming

The global economy does not need a “collapse” in order to bring inflation back to target and return to sustainable…

Fed’s Raphael Bostic expects rate cuts to happen in the third quarter

Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic expects policymakers to start cutting rates in the third quarter of this year, saying…

Weekly jobless claims post lowest reading since September 2022

The labor market continued to show surprising resiliency in the early days of 2024, with initial jobless claims posting an…

Deflation: Here’s where prices fell in December 2023, in one chart

As inflation continues to throttle back across the broad U.S. economy, some consumer categories have sunk into outright deflation. In…

Wholesale prices unexpectedly fall 0.1% in December in positive inflation sign

Wholesale prices unexpectedly declined in December, providing a positive signal for inflation, the Labor Department reported Friday. The producer price…

Turkish lira hits fresh record low against the U.S. dollar

The Turkish lira hit a fresh record low against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, trading at 30.005 to the greenback…

Thursday’s inflation report could challenge the market outlook for big Fed rate cuts

Economists expect that inflation nudged higher in December, a trend that could call into question the market’s eager anticipation that…

Biden slams Trump as ‘revealing twisted true colors’ after Trump says he hopes economy crashes in 2024

The White House took aim at former President Donald Trump after the Republican presidential candidate front-runner said he hoped the…

The 2023 U.S. economy, in a dozen charts

The state of the U.S. economy may be a chief concern among Americans, but 2023 wound up as a pretty…