The Latest Breaking News from Inflation

Australia's minimum wage lifts by 8.6 per cent, award workers get 5.75 per cent increase, in Fair Work Commission decision.

Unions and the federal government have welcomed the decision to lift the wages of Australia's lowest paid workers by a $1.20 an hour.

Fair Work Commission decision will raise wages for almost 2.75 million workers, but is still about 1% below the inflation rate

Millions of Australians on award and minimum wages are poised to find out how much more they will be paid. But economists warn a too-generous rise could

The annual inflation rate in the Eurozone dipped sharply in May to 6.1 percent, its lowest level since Russia invaded Ukraine last year. Despite this, European Central Bank Chief Christine Lagarde hinted at further, more gradual interest rate hikes to bring inflation down to its target of 2 percent. The…

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed up +0.99%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.47%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IU XX) (QQQ ) closed up +1.31%. Stock indexes Thursday settled moderately higher, with the S&P...

US household debt has risen by nearly 50% over the last two decades, after adjusting for inflation.

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.94%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.55%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.22%. The market is finding support today on easing U.S....

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What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.35%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.06%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.50%. U.S. stocks this morning are mixed. The broader market...