The Latest Breaking News from Inflation

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June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are down -0.03%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are up +0.12% this morning as market participants looked ahead to a fresh batch of U.S. economic data and comments from a host of Federal Reserve officials.

Ghana is going through its worst economic crisis in a generation. The past two years have seen record high inflation in the country. Ghana’s central bank (the Bank of Ghana) has been criticised in some quarters for its role in the country’s economic malaise, which has hit the profitability of…

“The entry point is just very, very attractive,” Nuveen's CIO of fixed income Anders Persson told Fortune.

An improving economy was supposed to boost Sunak’s campaign. But growth is flatlining, and there is little hope of an interest rate cut this week

The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to hold interest rates at 4.35 per cent and keep its options open on its next move.

Today I was interviewed by Michelle Rook on AgWeb's Market Now. We discussed the grain markets, interest rates, gold, and the cattle market.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed down -0.04%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.15%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.42%. Stock indexes Friday settled mixed, with the Nasdaq 100 posting a new all-time high...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday finished up by +0.33% and posted a 6-week high. Heightened political uncertainty in France is hammering the euro and supporting the dollar. Also, Friday’s stock slide has boosted liquidity demand for the dollar. In addition, hawkish comments from Clevland Fed President Mester boosted the...