The Latest Breaking News from Inflation

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Editor’s Note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, the lede, and the latest economic releases were updated in the story.

Economist Justin Wolfers is sounding the alarm on the potential for stagflation, warning that proposed tariffs could inflict a painful combination of slowing growth and rising prices on the U.S. economy.

Gold is shining in 2025, outperforming all major assets. With political instability, doubts over Fed independence, and rising economic risks, gold’s role as a trusted, uncorrelated store of value has made it the safe haven of choice.

Asian shares are mostly higher as hopes grow, also on Wall Street, that U.S. data reports set for release later in the week will lead the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates at its next meeting

Leading cryptocurrencies rose in tandem with stocks on Monday, as investors increased their risk appetite ahead of key inflation data reports.

GOP Megadonor Ken Griffin, who voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, has publicly criticized the "risky game," the president is playing by getting involved with the Federal Reserve.

America’s latest employment figures paint a bleak picture of the U.S. jobs market. The silver lining: Weak job growth and cooling wages mean that a decrease in borrowing rates is now almost certainly on the horizon.

When Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, it was the largest climate bill in U.S. history, with major incentives for electric vehicle production and adoption. In its wake, investment in the U.S. electric vehicle industry accelerated. But in 2025, President Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act…

Apple CEO Tim Cook is still important, but price action this week is as much about incoming inflation data ahead of next week's Fed meeting.

Ken Griffin warns Trump’s pressure on Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve risks eroding U.S. institutional credibility.