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US inflation

International

US rising inflation expectations pose risk for the Fed: study

Data analytics firm OpenBrand said its Consumer Price Index for durable and personal goods increased 0.58 per cent month on month after rising 0.45 per cent in August.
International

US consumer goods prices rise in September, Openbrand data shows

US President Donald Trump and several administration officials have also pointed to recent data in their mounting calls for the Fed to lower rates immediately.
Global Enterprise

Fed minutes show caution over inflation even as officials cut rates

US payroll growth has softened considerably, to an average of only 29,000 jobs per month in the three months through August, compared with 82,000 during the same period in 2024.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

How to explain 4% growth and no jobs

epa12372159 A person shops for meat at a grocery store in Los Angeles, California, 12 September 2025. Meat prices, especially beef, remains elevated, ground beef is 12.8 percent higher than in August 2024, and steak prices are up 16.6 percent. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, ground beef now averages $6.34 a pound. EPA/ALLISON DINNER
Opinion & Features

Inflation is the lesser evil

The Czech National Bank tried to stimulate domestic consumption and inflation by maintaining extremely low interest rates, but long failed to do so.
Opinion & Features

How much influence do central banks really have?

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4 per cent last month after increasing 0.2 per cent in July.
International

US consumer prices increase more than expected in August

NEW YORK CITY - SEPTEMBER 05: A 'now hiring' sign is displayed in a business window in Manhattan on September 05, 2025 in New York City. A Labor Department employment report on Friday showed that U.S. job growth slowed in August and the unemployment rate increased to nearly a four-year high of 4.3%. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

All eyes on jobs revision that will colour the Fed’s interest rate outlook

The price of Koala’s March, chocolate-filled crackers sold by Lotte, has jumped by 70% since 2022, when a standard box shrank to 48 grams from 50 grams, according to Neage.jp.
Companies & Markets

Hidden inflation drives Japan consumers to price-tracking sites

Consumers know what they pay for groceries. Inflation works like an enormously regressive tax on poorer people and those on fixed or not fully indexed incomes (such as pensions).
Opinion & Features

Attacking the Federal Reserve is self-defeating

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