The Latest Breaking News from Inflation

NZ hikes welfare payments as fruit and veg prices soar

Food prices are on the rise again in New Zealand, particularly for fruit and vegetables, as inflation worsens in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle.

AAP · Mar 13, 2023

East Midlands economy looking up according to monthly NatWest business survey

East Midlands business confidence was at its strongest since last April, as inflationary pressures started to soften

Birmingham Post · Mar 13, 2023

The Guardian view on corporate greed: it’s causing inflation

Editorial: Unite’s claim that firms are profiteering on the back of a crisis hitting workers is hard to dismiss

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023

WA faces challenging year ahead but economic outlook remains positive, according to new business report

Western Australia is well positioned to withstand a possible worldwide recession, according to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA's economic outlook report, but it warns the state still faces a tough 12 months.

ABC News · Mar 12, 2023

Making Sense of a Wild Week in the Markets

It's been another doozy of a week for the S&P 500 (SPY). We had Fed Chair Jerome Powell giving his semiannual testimony before the Senate Banking Committee. We had the latest job openings summary from January. We had a surprise run on a bank in Silicon Valley push the entire…

StockNews.com · Mar 11, 2023

An anti-government protest in Czech capital draws thousands

Thousands of people in the Czech Republic rallied in Prague to protest high inflation and to demand an end to the country’s military support for Ukraine

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023

Jeremy Hunt’s budget to announce £20bn funding to cut carbon emissions

‘Reset’ of clean energy policy, including small nuclear reactors, is response to Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2023

Bank of Japan keeps low rates

Japan's central bank left its ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged in its last meeting before Governor Haruhiko Kuroda steps down and is replaced by economics professor Kazuo Ueda.

Bangkok Post · Mar 10, 2023

Households carry rate pain as businesses flourish

The disconnect between households worried about wages and mortgage repayments and businesses, which appear to be doing just fine, hasn't gone unnoticed.

AAP · Mar 10, 2023

Why employment remains red hot even as the Federal Reserve tries to put job market on ice

The hot U.S. labor market is showing few signs of cooling down, with the latest jobs report showing continued strong gains, particularly in service industries such as retail and hospitality. The robust employment landscape may put pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise rates more than expected later this month…

The Conversation · Mar 10, 2023