Why More People Fear Going Broke in Retirement Than Dying Inflation, taxes and Social Security are the three top concerns for retirees, according to the 2025 Allianz Annual Retirement Study Kiplinger · Apr 25, 2025
New York Doesn't Have Any Motorcycle Riding Schools Right Now, and It's Stupid Why I'm reminded of Jon Stewart's talk with Ezra Klein about how difficult the government made it to obtain Inflation Reduction Act funds for infrastructure projects. How it required townships to jump through 14 different hoops just to get to the point where they could conceivably begin getting those funds. And… RideApart · Apr 25, 2025
Russia Holds Key Rate At Two-decade High Despite Slowdown Fears Russia's central bank kept borrowing costs at a two-decade high of 21 percent on Friday to combat rampant inflation, despite banks and businesses warning the economy was headed for a slowdown. International Business Times · Apr 25, 2025
Opposite effect: Could Trump's tariffs end up cooling inflation in Europe? Trump's tariff push may cool down rather than heat up inflation in Europe. Falling energy prices, a stronger euro and excess goods supply from China are disinflationary forces, likely prompting the ECB to consider deeper rate cuts down the road. Euronews · Apr 25, 2025
Gen Z Rejects Trump On Inflation, But Reports Better Finances Than Older Generations: Poll About 30% of Americans under 30 say their financial situation has worsened in the past year, while 27% say it's improved. Though that improvement number may seem small, Gen Z members were more likely than older generations to report better finances in the last year. International Business Times · Apr 25, 2025
Consumer confidence slides amid household bill hikes and ‘Trump Tariffs’ GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index fell four points in April to minus 23, led by an eight-point fall in expectations for the wider economy. Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2025
Physician spending trends in Canada: Why increased costs may not mean more primary care services Access to physician services remains a challenge in Canada, particularly in primary care. Though this reality has been often eclipsed by the tariffs issue during the 2025 federal election, it continues to be a fundamental concern for Canadians. The Conversation · Apr 24, 2025
Trump Should Be 'Free' To Criticize The Fed, Senior Official Says President Donald Trump should be free to voice his opinion about the US Federal Reserve, a senior bank official said Thursday, while defending the central bank's independence to tackle inflation. International Business Times · Apr 24, 2025
Magnum and Ariel makers say prices may rise further amid tariff pressures Unilever and Procter & Gamble indicate more increases could be on way as Trump policy affects ingredient costs The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2025
Slower growth looms over Eastern Europe as reform urgency rises Slower growth looms over Eastern Europe and Central Asia as inflation, weak external demand, and structural inertia take hold. The World Bank urges bold reforms to unlock productivity and avoid the middle-income trap. Euronews · Apr 24, 2025
Trump’s an unstable bully – but it’s hard to defend the economic orthodoxies he is attacking With Rachel Reeves in the US, some clarity is needed: the global economy has been mismanaged and the Federal Reserve does deserve criticism, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2025
Richard Branson says Trump’s tariffs messed up a promising economy: ‘Everything was going so bloody well up to about three months ago’ The billionaire entrepreneur sees Trump’s hard-line trade policies as reflecting the views of a “fairly small elite [group] of people around” him. Fortune · Apr 23, 2025
Eurozone economy stalls in April as tariffs rattle services activity Eurozone economy stagnates in April as trade tensions drag services sector into contraction. PMI data show Germany's resilience in manufacturing, while France's downturn deepens. Easing inflation pressures may support ECB rate cuts Euronews · Apr 23, 2025
Donald Trump says he has 'no intention of firing' Fed chair Jerome Powell The US President confirmed that he has no plans to fire the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell. It follows his previous statement about wishing to terminate Powell's mandate, which caused market turmoil. Euronews · Apr 23, 2025
The Guardian - US · Apr 22, 2025 Trump says he has no plans to fire Fed chief Jerome Powell after calling him a ‘major loser’ President says tariffs on China could be lowered days after lashing out over bank’s reluctance to cut interest rates
Reason · Apr 22, 2025 IMF Report: Trump Trade War Will Hurt Both U.S. and Global Economies Predictions for U.S. and global economic growth are down since January.
Barchart · Apr 22, 2025 Dollar Rebounds on US Trade Deal Optimism The dollar index (DXY00 ) Tuesday rose by +0.65%. The dollar rallied moderately Tuesday and rebounded from Monday's 3-year low. Short covering emerged in the dollar Tuesday on trade deal optimism after US trade negotiators said they have made "significant progress" toward a bilateral trade deal with India following talks...
Fortune · Apr 22, 2025 Where will tariffs and inflation stand a year from now? Fitch's chief economist outlines a worrisome prediction A top economist lays out the economic fallout from Trump's tariff war.
The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2025 Interest rates are set to go down in the UK next month - here’s why Interest rates are likely to go down next month - but much could yet be decided by how fast the issues around tariffs are resolved
Beating Broke · Apr 22, 2025 The Ultimate Frugal Shopping List for People Who Always Forget The Essentials Today, it’s even harder to be frugal when grocery shopping, especially with inflation. According to the Economic Research Service, grocery prices have risen by more than 23% from 2020 to 2024. If you want to save on groceries, you have to be strategic. You’ll also need to go to the…
Barchart · Apr 22, 2025 Dollar Recovers on US Trade Deal Optimism The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.32%. The dollar today is rebounding higher from Monday's 3-year low. Short covering emerged in the dollar today on trade deal optimism after US trade negotiators said they have made "significant progress" toward a bilateral trade deal with India following talks...
International Business Times · Apr 22, 2025 World Could Boost Growth By Reducing Trade Doubt: IMF Chief Economist Policymakers should find a way to reduce the uncertainty over trade policy kicked up by Donald Trump's tariff plans in order to boost global growth, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist said in an interview.
Evening Standard · Apr 22, 2025 Trump tariffs chaos will blow huge hole in US economy and hit UK hard, says IMF in damning report ‘The US effective tariff rate surged past levels reached during the Great Depression,’ say the leading economists
The Guardian - US · Apr 22, 2025 Tariffs will raise prices. But the climate crisis is the real inflation risk As temperatures rise and countries back off their decarbonization efforts, we must confront a reality central banks can’t correct
The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2025 Bank of England rate-setter says US tariffs likely to push down on inflation Megan Greene was speaking weeks ahead of the Bank’s next monetary policy meeting, where it is expected to cut interest rates.