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International

US consumers dial back in sign of anxiety heading into holidays

Sellers aren’t able to push prices as much they have in the past, even as inventory rises.
Property

US home price growth slowed in September as buyers pulled back

The producer price index rose 0.3 per cent from a month earlier after a 0.1 per cent decline in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
International

US producer price index increases 0.3%, led by higher energy

Shoppers in Walnut Creek, California, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. The US Census Bureau is expected to release retail sales figures on October 16. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
International

US retail sales miss expectations in September

Households are going into the end of the year with weak income growth and bank balances that remain flat, after adjusting for inflation, according to the analysis.
International

Inflation drags US income growth to post-recession levels, risking weaker holiday spending

Customers walk through holiday shopping displays at a Walmart retail store in North Bergen, New Jersey, Nov 21, 2025.
International

Despite doubts over economy, Americans set for record holiday spending

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told NBC’s "Meet the Press" programme that parts of the US economy that are sensitive to interest rates, including housing, had been in recession, but he did not see the entire economy at risk of negative growth.
International

No recession risk for US economy as a whole after US$11 billion shutdown hit: Bessent

The US Composite PMI Output Index, which tracks the manufacturing and services sectors, increased to 54.8 from 54.6 in October.
International

US factory activity slows in November, inventory piling up amid softening demand

The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell to a 14-year low last week, while industrial output rose sharply in September, positive signals that could help ease fears over the economic outlook - PHOTO: AFP
International

US weekly jobless claims fall; continuing claims increase

SUNRISE, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 25: Job seekers inquire about jobs at the MasTec company booth during the Mega JobNewsUSA South Florida Job Fair held in the Amerant Bank Arena on September 25, 2025 in Sunrise, Florida. Hiring managers and recruiters attended the job fair to recruit workers for some of the positions businesses are trying to fill in Miami, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
International

US job growth beats expectations in September; unemployment rate rises to 4.4%

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