The Latest Breaking News from Inflation

Ofcom enforces ban on ‘nasty surprise’ mid-contract telecoms price rises

UK phone, broadband and pay-TV firms can no longer impose hikes linked to unknown future rates of inflation

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2025

Telecoms bills must now be in pounds and pence format to end ‘nasty surprises’

Phone, broadband and pay TV providers are now banned from linking price rises to future rates of inflation.

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2025

‘Nasty’ surprise mobile mid-contract price rises banned

Phone, broadband and pay TV providers are now banned from linking price rises to future rates of inflation

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025

March Cotton Futures Just Hit a New Low. Is There Hope on the Horizon for Cotton Prices?

There are six signals that suggest cotton has limited price downside at the moment.

Barchart · Jan 16, 2025

The Guardian view on Keir Starmer’s economy: no acute crisis, but chronically weak

Editorial: Labour should ask the Bank of England if it can do more to boost growth

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025

The Way Out of Our Inflation Mess

For all the excitement about the incoming administration and a return to the 2019 economy, market stability rests on the precarious assumption that the government will eventually put its fiscal house in order.

Reason · Jan 16, 2025

US Could Cut Interest Rates 3 Or 4 Times This Year: Fed Official

The US Federal Reserve could cut rates three or four times this year if inflation data cooperates, with a first cut possible before July, a senior bank official said Thursday.

International Business Times · Jan 16, 2025

Why the RBA should rethink key inflation assumption

The strength of Australia's labour market has kept the Reserve Bank from cutting interest rates but growing evidence suggests it's not as crucial as thought.

AAP · Jan 16, 2025

Stocks Slightly Higher on Chip Stock Strength and Lower T-Note Yields

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.12%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.09%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.15%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are up +0.14%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Barchart · Jan 16, 2025

Dollar Turns Lower on Dovish Fed Governor Waller

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.09%. The dollar today gave up an early advance and turned lower on dovish comments from Fed Governor Waller, who said if inflation moves lower, there may be more Fed rate cuts this year than the market anticipates. Today's US economic...

Barchart · Jan 16, 2025