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Inflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares
Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane but not all central banks have taken action yet. See how this affects youFinancial Times - 3h -
Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008
The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation.The New York Times - 9h -
Bank of Japan raises rates to highest level in 17 years
Central bank signals more increases to come if wage and price growth hit forecastsFinancial Times - 8h -
Japan hikes rates to highest since 2008 as sustained inflation, rising wages signal 'virtuous cycle' in play
The move comes in line with expectations from CNBC's survey, where an overwhelming majority of economists predicted a hike.CNBC - 12h -
Japan core inflation climbs to a 16-month high, boosting case for rate hikes
The Bank of Japan is expected to raise rates by 25 basis points later in the day as it concludes its monetary policy meeting.CNBC - 17h -
California wildfires boost U.S. jobless claims to six-week high
The number of people who applied for U.S. unemployment benefits in mid-January climbed to a six-week high, but a temporary surge in California because of the massive wildfires was one of the chief ...MarketWatch - 1d -
Japan’s biggest banks hit valuation landmark as BoJ weighs rate rise
Largest lenders now trade at or close to their book values for first time in almost a decadeFinancial Times - 1d -
Bank of Japan is expected to hike rates this week, CNBC survey shows
Out of 19 economists, 18 agreed on prospects of a rate hike, with most pointing to a recent change in tone of the BOJ leadership as driving their expectations.CNBC - 2d -
Pay after inflation rises at fastest rate since 2021
Wage growth increased by 3.4% after taking into account inflation, driven by strong increases in the private sector.BBC News - 3d -
Former Olympic gymnast Yul Moldauer is suspended 16 months by USADA for whereabouts violations
One-time Olympic gymnast Yul Moldauer says he has been suspended for 16 months by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency after he missed three drug testsABC News - 5d -
US consumers ‘resilient’ in face of high prices and interest rates
Credit card data points to ‘robust’ growth at start of 2025 after shoppers spent $1tn during holiday seasonFinancial Times - 6d -
Trump’s policies risk stoking inflation and preventing rate cuts, IMF warns
Taking drive for deregulation too far could push the US on to a ‘dangerous boom-bust path’, fund cautionsFinancial Times - Jan. 17 -
California wildfires could slow the economy and boost inflation — and that’s not even the worst of it, economists say
There were 27 natural disasters that cost at least $1 billion in 2024, well above the annual average of nine such events from 1980 to 2023.MarketWatch - Jan. 16 -
Trump to inherit 5-month high inflation rate
President-elect Donald Trump is set to inherit inflation at a 5-month high. According to the Labor Department, consumer prices rose 2.9% year-over-year and 0.4% month-over-month in December, the ...CBS News - Jan. 15 -
10-year Treasury yield pulls back aggressively after core inflation is light in December
Investors reacted to the latest inflation data.CNBC - Jan. 15 -
2-year yield plunges by most since September on mild core CPI inflation reading
U.S. government debt aggressively rallied after the monthly core inflation reading from Wednesday’s consumer-price index came in softer than expected, handing yields their biggest one-day declines ...MarketWatch - Jan. 15 -
Core inflation rate slows to 3.2% in December, less than expected
The consumer price index was expected to rise 0.3% in December and show an annual inflation rate of 2.9%.CNBC - Jan. 15 -
Surprise fall in inflation boosts interest rate cut hopes
Inflation falls for the first time in three months, sparking expectations rates may be cut to 4.5% in February.BBC News - Jan. 15 -
Inflation Rose in December, Putting Rate Cuts Into Question
The consumer price index rose 2.9 percent in the last month of the year, the Labor Department reports.Inc. - Jan. 15 -
UK inflation unexpectedly cools to 2.5%, core price print slows further
U.K. inflation fell to a lower-than-expected 2.5% in December, with core price growth slowing further, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics.CNBC - Jan. 15 -
10-year Treasury yield touches fresh 14-month high ahead of key inflation reports
U.S. Treasury yields leapt last week after December's jobs report came in stronger than expected.CNBC - Jan. 13 -
Stocks fall back to pre-Election Day levels amid renewed inflation and interest-rate concerns
The post-Election Day rally in stock prices is fading amid forecasts that the Federal Reserve will not lower interest rates as much as expected.NBC News - Jan. 13 -
India's inflation slows to lower-than-expected 5.22% in December, boosting case for rate cuts
The full year inflation forecast for the RBI's 2024 fiscal year ending June 2025 is projected at 4.8%.CNBC - Jan. 13 -
FirstFT: Dollar hits 2-year high as interest rate assumptions change
Also in today’s newsletter, China’s trade surplus reached a new record and the reinvention of El SalvadorFinancial Times - Jan. 13 -
ECB’s chief economist warns of too-low inflation if rates stay high
Philip Lane points to dangers of borrowing costs that remain ‘too high for too long’Financial Times - Jan. 13 -
This is what it could take for the Fed to hike interest rates
Some economists are now contemplating what was previously unthinkable — and they are focused on the personal-consumption expenditures price indexMarketWatch - Jan. 11 -
NHL Star Power Index: Connor Bedard records career-high streak, Mikko Rantanen continues to score at high rate
Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson is also providing offensive supportCBS Sports - Jan. 10 -
UK government borrowing costs rise towards 16-year high
Yields jump after strong US jobs data, threatening to wipe out room for extra borrowing under Labour’s budget rulesFinancial Times - Jan. 10 -
30-Year Mortgage Rate Climbs to 6.93%, the Highest Since July
Borrowing costs have been rising for months, tracking yields on government bonds. The move threatens to push more buyers and sellers to the sidelines.The New York Times - Jan. 9 -
Most Fed officials were worried about higher inflation, but not enough to put rate hikes on the table, minutes of December meeting show
“Almost all” Fed officials judged that the upside risks to inflation had increased, according to minutes of the Fed’s December meeting released Wednesday.MarketWatch - Jan. 8 -
Fed’s Waller backs more rate cuts, says he doesn’t think proposed Trump tariffs will spark inflation
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Wednesday that he doesn’t think that proposed import tariffs from the incoming Trump administration will lead to upward pressure on inflation.MarketWatch - Jan. 8 -
China’s currency hits 16-month low on Trump tariff fears
Renminbi under pressure from stronger dollar and concerns about incoming US president’s trade plansFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
Trump: ‘Interest rates are far too high’
President-elect Trump on Tuesday declared interest rates are too high even as he decried still-elevated inflation, setting up renewed tensions with the central bank chair who resisted pressure cut ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
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China’s yuan hits 16-month low amid fears over Trump tariffs
CSI 300 blue-chip stock index also trades weakly, hitting its lowest point since September. China’s currency hit a 16-month low on Monday, despite efforts by the central bank and stock exchanges to ...The Guardian - Jan. 6 -
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39-year-old's cannabis business brings in $800,000 a month—16 years after he went to prison for selling drugs
In 2023, Coss Marte opened the first adult-use cannabis dispensary on Manhattan's Lower East Side — the same neighborhood where he once sold drugs illegally.CNBC - Jan. 4 -
Mortgage rates inch up to start the year at a near six-month high. Will the housing market become more affordable in 2025?
The 30-year mortgage rate averaged at 6.91%, Freddie Mac said in its latest weekly survey on Thursday.MarketWatch - Jan. 4 -
Hospital flu cases rising at 'very concerning' rate, NHS England warns
The number of people with flu in hospital has quadrupled in the last month, the latest data shows.BBC News - Jan. 3 -
Why the U.S. economy is still strong despite the Fed’s 2022-’23 rate hikes
Something surprising happened on the way toward the highest U.S. interest rates in more than a dozen years: Neither consumers nor businesses buckled under the weight of higher borrowing costs from ...MarketWatch - Jan. 3
