Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Inflation

Time to ‘see the job through’ on halving inflation, Hunt says

The Chancellor acknowledged household budgets are stretched but insisted the plan to halve inflation ‘is working’

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt insists plan to halve inflation is ‘working’ despite interest rate hike on horizon

Labour blasts chancellor’s comments as ‘completely out of touch’ with the struggles faced by families

The Independent UK

Parents in France shop secondhand as back-to-school costs soar

As a new term begins in France, school supplies are estimated to cost over 11 percent more this year because of high inflation. In one Paris suburb, RFI met parents turning to charity shops to pick up stationery, sports kits, school bags and other essentials for less.

Radio France Internationale

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Pakistani traders strike countrywide against high inflation and utility bills

Pakistani traders have staged strikes across the country against the soaring cost of living, including higher fuel and utility bills and record depreciation of the rupee against the dollar

The Independent UK

Jobs are up, wages less so – and lower purchasing power could still lead the US into a recession

Don’t be overly fooled by seemingly rosy jobs data heading into the Labor Day weekend.

The Conversation

Another "Worst Month" for Stocks this September? Here's the Biggest Risk Right Now

September has historically been the worst month for U.S. stocks. Here's what investors need to watch right now - including one critical catalyst that's the most potent risk for stocks right now.

Barchart

Biden hails strength of economy as US adds 187,000 jobs in August

Number of new jobs matches July’s total, reflecting resilience of labor market even with high interest rates

The Guardian - US

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Pret ramps up prices as gross profits climb 83%

The price of an egg mayo sandwich is up 72% since 2020, compared to CPI inflation of 20% over the same period

Evening Standard

American families may soon max out their credit cards, top analyst warns, and be hung out to dry

"The clear threat is that many struggling households may soon find their credit cards are being maxed out and they can’t obtain more credit."

Fortune

From packed lunches to uniforms, how the back-to-school UK costs stack up

Trousers are £1.90 more than 2018, and trainers £6.57 more … add an item to our visual tool to see how prices have risen in the past five years

The Guardian - UK

Stock Index Futures Climb Ahead of Key U.S. Payrolls Data

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are up +0.35%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU23) are up +0.17% this morning as investors looked ahead to the crucial U.S. nonfarm payrolls report for clues on the outlook for Federal Reserve policy.

Barchart

S&P 500 Opens Higher As New Data Nods To Rate Hike Pause, Economists Weigh In

S&P 500 leaped higher in trading action even though Federal Reserve's favored inflation measure recorded an increase of 3.3%

Zenger

Stock market today: Asian shares trade mixed ahead of a key US jobs report

Asian shares are trading mixed as investors looked toward a United States jobs report being released later in the day

The Independent UK

September dates for benefits, pensions and cost of living payments

Inflation falling but not swiftly enough to prevent further interest rate rise making life tougher for mortgage holders

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

US jobs report for August could point to a moderating pace of hiring as economy gradually slows

Slowly and steadily, an overheated American job market is returning to room temperature

Fortune

The Fed’s favorite inflation gauge rose last month—here’s why some economists say it’s misleading and won’t lead to more interest rate hikes

EY-Parthenon’s chief economist thinks “the Fed’s tightening cycle is over.”

Barchart

Easing U.S. Inflation Pressures are Favorable for Fed Policy

The threat of further rate hikes from the Fed continues to hang over the stock market like a wet blanket. The markets are discounting the odds at 12% for a +25 bp rate hike at the September 20 FOMC meeting and 37% for that +25 bp rate hike at the...

Fortune

Nearly two-thirds of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, study finds

Inflation, spending are still hammering people’s wallets.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan gov’t says no relief in power bills as protests escalate

‘No room for subsidies’ as Pakistanis suffer inflated electricity bills, rising inflation.

The Week

Is Pizza Hut stuffed?

Pizza Hut UK is fighting to avoid the fate that has befallen many once-beloved high street chains as it grapples with mounting debts brought on by soaring food inflation and the cost-of-living crisis.

The Independent UK

Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows a modest rise in latest sign of slowing price increases

An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained low last month, adding to signs of cooling price increases and raising the likelihood that the Fed will leave interest rates unchanged when it next meets in late September

The Guardian - UK

Mountain view: Bank top economist offers two routes to beating inflation

Huw Pill says he prefers longer, more steady use of interest rates of Table Mountain model over sharp rise and fall of Matterhorn approach

Chicago Sun-Times

5 things consumers need to know about Medicare’s new drug-pricing negotiations, how they’ll affect you

This could help people whose Medicare drug plans require big copayments. But the main relief will come from part of the Inflation Reduction Act that caps drug spending by Medicare recipients at $2,000 a year starting in 2025.

Evening Standard

Stubborn euro inflation is a fresh headache for the Bank of England

City Comment: Does defending the 2% target still make sense?

Barchart

S&P Futures Tick Higher Ahead of Key U.S. Inflation Data

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are trending up +0.06% this morning as market participants looked ahead to a reading on the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge.

1 … 379 380 381 382

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

International Monetary Fund

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.