The Latest Breaking News from Inflation

Five Below and Dollar Tree Earnings Signal a Shopper Shift

Dollar Tree and Five Below both beat Q3 expectations, but their charts echo 2022 trade-down behavior and could be signaling a new wave of inflation

MarketBeat · Dec 7, 2025

The K-shaped Christmas: wealthy few drive holiday spending splurge while many struggle to get by

A soaring stock market rewards the already well-off but Trump’s handling of the economy has caused his approval ratings to plunge

The Guardian - US · Dec 7, 2025

Christmas rate relief off the table at last RBA meeting

The official cash rate is expected to remain on hold when the Reserve Bank decides on interest rates for the last time in 2025.

AAP · Dec 7, 2025

5 Cities Where Senior Household Income Has Grown the Most

Retirement income has seen a lot of growth in these six cities, including Irving, Texas. See where seniors are thriving despite inflation and rising costs.

GOBankingRates · Dec 6, 2025

MarketBeat Week in Review – 12/1 - 12/5

Markets were up, and the S&P 500 was near its record high as benign inflation data and weak employment data virtually cemented a rate cut next week

MarketBeat · Dec 6, 2025

Trump Pulls 'Bidenomics' Tic Tacs Shrinkage Lesson on Infantino During World Cup Draw

Trump uses Tic Tacs to explain inflation to FIFA's Gianni Infantino, revisiting his favourite visual prop to criticise Bidenomics during the high-profile World Cup draw.

International Business Times UK · Dec 5, 2025

Stocks Finish Higher as Price Pressures Ease

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed up by +0.19%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up by +0.22%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up by +0.43%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) rose +0.19%, and December...

Barchart · Dec 5, 2025

Stocks Keep Climbing as Fed Meeting Nears: Stock Market Today

A stale inflation report and improving consumer sentiment did little to shift expectations for a rate cut next week.

Kiplinger · Dec 5, 2025

Dollar Recovers Early Losses as Bond Yields Rise

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday rose by +0.02%. The dollar recovered from early losses on Friday and finished little changed. Friday's rally in stocks reduced liquidity demand for the dollar. The dollar was also under pressure amid expectations that the Fed will cut interest rates at next week's...

Barchart · Dec 5, 2025

FTSE 100 falls despite benign US inflation data

For the week, the FTSE 100 fell 0.6%, the FTSE 250 ebbed 0.5% and the AIM All-Share declined 0.3%.

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2025