The Latest Breaking News from Inflation

The Election of Trump Boosts the Dollar and Hammers Gold Prices

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Wednesday rallied sharply to a 4-month high and finished up by +1.58%. The dollar soared Wednesday after Republican candidate Trump won the US presidential election. There is concern that Trump’s low tax and high tariff policies will boost inflation and slow the pace of Fed...

Barchart · Nov 6, 2024

March Federal Reserve Meeting: Updates and Commentary

The March Fed meeting is finally here, with Wall Street anxious to see what Jerome Powell & Co. have to say on inflation and interest rates.

Kiplinger · Nov 6, 2024

No change to RBA forecasts after Trump election

The re-election of Donald Trump as US president could have "adverse implications" for the Australian economy but it has not changed the RBA's view on inflation.

AAP · Nov 6, 2024

Inflation, crime, conservative values: How Democrats fumbled the immigrant vote

Donald Trump is poised to be the next president of the United States, bringing to an end an election that was framed as a stark choice between tyranny and democracy. 

Newslaundry · Nov 6, 2024

What Impact Will Trump Have On The World Economy?

Donald Trump's return to the White House with his protectionist policies poses threats for the global economy, with the prospect of new trade wars, resurgent inflation and slower growth, experts say.

International Business Times · Nov 6, 2024

What Trump might do in his second presidency and what it could mean for democracy

There is nothing more dangerous than an autocrat who has managed to dupe the public into thinking that they are good at managing the economy, or are the key to maintaining security. That the Trump years saw reasonable levels of economic and job growth while inflation stayed under control, helped…

The Conversation · Nov 6, 2024

M&S reveals £120m hit from Budget measures

The firm said it would do ‘everything we can’ not to pass on the extra costs to consumers, but ‘cannot rule anything out’.

Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2024

Inflation pain helped secure Trump win but his policies mean higher prices

Markets expect his policy package to harm trade and growth but reduce business taxes

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2024

Persimmon cautions over Budget cost hit as home sales fall

The building giant said home sales fell between July and November, to 1,416 from 1,439 a year ago.

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2024

Persimmon warns on return of building cost inflation as house sales pick up

Persimmon said that it was on track to deliver around 10,500 homes in the full year.

Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2024