The Latest Breaking News from Inflation

Markets rose Wednesday on growing hopes of US interest rate cuts after soft inflation data, with Japan's Nikkei hitting a second record high in as many days.

Asian stock markets see big gains amid growing expectations of an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed further improvement in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Greed” zone on Tuesday.

The July CPI report has put the Federal Reserve in a “predicament” regarding a September rate cut, as stubbornly high core inflation conflicts with a weakening labor market, fueling fears of “stagflation-lite.”

Bessent calls for series of rate cuts after steady US inflation, sending global stocks rallying; dollar slips and pound hits three-week high

Shares have advanced in Asia after the U.S. stock market rallied to records when data showed inflation across the United States improved slightly last month

Japan's Nikkei hit a second record high in as many days Wednesday, as hopes of US interest rate cuts following soft inflation data cheered equity investors across Asia.

Wall Street experienced a robust rally on Tuesday as both the SP 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices soared to new record highs. The positive momentum was fueled by July’s inflation data, which eased concerns about widespread tariff-related cost pressures. The headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained steady at 2.7% year-over-year,…

Leading cryptocurrencies rallied on Tuesday as lower-than-expected consumer inflation raised expectations of interest rate cuts.

Trump insisted "Trillions of Dollars are being taken in on Tariffs.” Several sources calculate the trillion-dollar mark to be years away.

Market participants price out worst-case scenarios for tariffs and inflation and will now turn their attention to employment and growth.