The Latest Breaking News from Inflation

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline ahead of Federal Reserve’s Powell speech

Asian shares are mostly falling, discouraged by a Wall Street slump that followed a blowout profit report from Nvidia and mixed reports on the U.S. economy

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023

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 · Aug 25, 2023

August dates for DWP cost of living payments, benefits and pensions

Food inflation lodged at 18.4 per cent, ONS warns, but supermarkets expect prices to begin to fall

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023

5 Proven Ways to Cut Travel Costs in Retirement

Retirees continue to spend thousands on travel each year, even as inflation stays elevated. Here are five ways to keep those costs down, without taking anything off your retirement bucket list.

Barchart · Aug 24, 2023

What does living at the poverty line look like?

Inflation affects families at different income levels unevenly as the poorest Americans pay a larger share of their incomes on food and housing.

USAFacts · Aug 24, 2023

Will Fed Chair Powell Signal an End to the Fed’s Rate Hike Campaign?

The markets will eagerly await comments Friday morning from Fed Chair Powell at the Fed’s annual symposium at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. With inflation falling from 40-year highs but still well above the Fed’s 2% target, Powell’s speech at the annual conference of global central bankers will come at what he...

Barchart · Aug 24, 2023

Central bankers convene for annual Jackson Hole symposium with inflation on their minds

The annual meeting (24-26 August) hosted by the US Federal Reserve will be closely watched, especially Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Friday. While the policy of raising interest rates to lower inflation is no longer in doubt, observers will be watching out for clues as to when the US…

France 24 · Aug 24, 2023

UK interest rates to peak at 5.5% in September, economists predict

Experts surveyed by Reuters expect inflation to continue falling in fourth quarter

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2023

GCSE results fall in England after anti-grade inflation plans forced through

Top grades down more than four percentage points on last year, leading to disappointment for many pupils

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2023

August dates for DWP cost of living payments, benefits and pensions

Food inflation lodged at 18.4 per cent, ONS warns, but supermarkets expect prices to begin to fall

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023