The Latest Breaking News from Inflation

Yardeni already sees a 20% chance of a “melt-up” for the stock market, but if Powell “sings a dovish tune," he promised to raise those odds.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is trading slightly higher on a rise in T-note yields. Gains in the dollar are limited after weekly US jobless claims rose more than expected, a dovish factor for Fed policy. Also, the US Apr trade deficit widened by the most in 1-1/2 years,...

The European Central Bank appears ready to start cutting interest rates before the U.S. Federal Reserve

The European Central Bank is expected to start cutting interest rates from record highs Thursday, its first reduction in nearly five years, but volatile inflation means the path ahead is uncertain.

The world is becoming increasingly precarious for investors. Escalating conflicts between major powers like the United States, China, and Russia have raised fears of disrupted trade and even military confrontations.

All of the warehouse clubs have benefited from a surge in inflation that became noticeable in the U.S. in 2021, and which has since been very slow to subside. Costco is the oldest and most prominent of the warehouse clubs, and its third-quarter results leave little doubt as to why…

Stifel's Barry Bannister fears sticky inflation and higher rates will hurt stocks, while Wells Fargo's Scott Wren ponders if investors should "sell in May and go away."

Inflation and the healthcare system stretch out caregiving duties for Gen Xers, crunching their retirement goals.

The Federal Reserve may not have raised interest rates enough, which made the economy run too hot for inflation to fall.