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.

US President Trump, with pharmaceutical executives, delivers remarks on lowering the prices of drugs and pharmaceuticals at the White House in Washington, D.C., Dec 19 2025.

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...

President Trump’s speech comes at the end of a whirlwind year in which he has launched an unprecedented display of presidential power.

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’

Inflation initially slowed after US President Trump’s return to power in January, but has accelerated since April.

Trump exasperated by his poor polling on the economy

It’s the lowest economic approval Trump has registered in his first or second term

"Lower Prices" signage prior to a speech by US President Donald Trump at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, Dec 9, 2025.

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.

Discussions around wage flexibility are already shaping how companies and employees adapt to changing business conditions in Singapore.

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

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has announced sweeteners such as above-inflation rises to the minimum wage and pensions, along with freezes on rail fares and prescription charges ahead of the budget.

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.

US President Donald Trump plans to hold rallies around the United States in coming months in battleground states to tout his economic agenda, two administration officials said, ahead of midterm elections next November.

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...

The order is part of a major push by Trump and his top officials to address Americans’ growing concerns about persistently high grocery prices.

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 ...

More than half of the line items reported in the monthly Consumer Price Index from the Labor Department were rising at more than a 3 per cent annualised rate as of the latest report for September, according to analysis by Apollo Global Management chief economist Torsten Slok.

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...