Cost of living
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.
Trump touts US economy in meeting with McDonald’s owners, operators
[WASHINGTON] Feeling the heat from Americans worried about inflation, US President Donald Trump told owners, operators and suppliers of fast-food chain McDonald’s on Monday that his administration was...
Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods as inflation concerns mount
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump on Friday (Nov 14) signed an executive order to exempt a wide range of food imports, including beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, from sweeping tariffs imposed ...
Trump eyes more domestic travel to tout economic agenda, affordability
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump plans more domestic travel to sell his administration’s efforts to drive down the cost of living, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as a top aide pro...