Cost of living
Australia consumer sentiment stuck in the doldrums amid rate jitters
[SYDNEY] Australia’s consumer sentiment slipped in January as households wrestled with renewed rate jitters and an uncertain economic outlook, a private survey showed on Tuesday.
Supermarket chains announce promotions to help people stretch their CDC vouchers
Every Singaporean household can claim S$300 worth of CDC vouchers from Jan 2
The American affordability crisis: Competing diagnoses, divergent remedies
Finding workable solutions will require moving beyond ideological commitments to evidence-based evaluation
Malaysia’s November CPI rises 1.4% on-year, below forecast
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s consumer price index rose 1.4% from a year earlier in November, slightly below market expectations, government data showed on Monday.
Trump says will ask health insurers to cut prices
DONALD Trump on Friday said he will urge US health insurance executives to voluntarily lower costs, as millions of Americans brace for a surge in premiums that could prove politically damaging for Rep...
Trump vows economic boom, blames Biden in address to nation
The US president faces growing voter anger over the issue of affordability despite trying to dismiss it as a Democratic ‘hoax’
Trump exasperated by his poor polling on the economy
It’s the lowest economic approval Trump has registered in his first or second term
Trump supporters say prices too high, but president has cure
DONALD Trump may have dismissed US cost of living issues as a “hoax”, but his most loyal supporters are feeling the pinch - even if they still back the president to fix the problem.
Why alternative pay cycles are turning into a financial necessity
On-demand pay helps workers meet routine and emergency expenses, without resorting to high-interest short-term debt
UK to unveil tax-raising budget
[LONDON] Britain’s centre-left Labour government is set to unveil a tax-raising budget on Wednesday to curb debt and fund public services, while aiming to reassure financial markets and voters alike.
