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Inflation is rising again: Why you should invest in gold now
The right gold investing strategy could pay off now that inflation is ticking back up again. Here's why.CBS News - Dec. 11 -
Inflation Ticks Up, but Details Are Encouraging for the Fed
Inflation sped up last month, but the details suggested cooling ahead. Next week, the Fed will make its final rate decision for 2024.The New York Times - Dec. 11 -
Inflation Rose in November, But Not Enough to Stop Another Rate Cut
The Fed will meet next week, and the mild uptick is not expected to derail an anticipated quarter-point reduction in interest rates.Inc. - Dec. 11 -
US inflation rose to 2.7% in November
Figure matches Wall Street’s forecasts and clears way for Federal Reserve rate cut next weekFinancial Times - Dec. 11 -
Here’s the inflation breakdown for November 2024 — in one chart
Increases in prices for groceries and gasoline outweighed disinflation in categories such as shelter, according to the consumer price index.CNBC - Dec. 11 -
Inflation remains sticky, with CPI rising 2.7% from a year ago
Inflation has cooled from its most recent peak, but progress in getting it to a 2% annual rate has been slow.CBS News - Dec. 11 -
One inflation measure shows prices heading the wrong way
There are many ways to slice an inflation report in attempt to divine the true underlying pattern of inflation.MarketWatch - Dec. 11 -
Annual inflation rate accelerates to 2.7% in November, as expected
The consumer price index was expected to rise 0.3% in November and 2.7% from a year ago.CNBC - Dec. 11 -
Price growth ticked up in November as inflation progress stalls
Price growth sped up a bit in November, a sign that efforts to cool inflation may be stalling.NBC News - Dec. 11 -
Consumer Price Index indicates inflation rose 0.3% in November
The Consumer Price Index for November indicated inflation rose 0.3% month over month with some grocery prices increasing. NBC News’ Brian Cheung and Investopedia’s Editor-in-Chief Caleb Silver walk ...NBC News - Dec. 11 -
Inflation ticks higher as Fed eyes another rate cut
Inflation picked up slightly in November, according to data released Wednesday by the Labor Department, but likely not by enough to derail the Federal Reserve's plans for another rate cut. Consumer ...The Hill - Dec. 11 -
Vestas to Cut Jobs at U.K. Factory
Vestas Wind Systems could cut hundreds of jobs at its Isle of Wight factory as it plans to repurpose the site to manufacture onshore turbine blades.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 11 -
Why the Fed Will Cut Rates Even Though Inflation Hasn’t Budged
Everyday Americans still expect sticky inflation in the coming years.Inc. - Dec. 11 -
‘Super user’ controversy spurs new rules on key U.S. inflation report
So-called Wall Street super users will no longer get inside information on how the government calculates its inflation estimates or other sensitive economic data.MarketWatch - Dec. 11 -
Yellen warns Trump’s sweeping tariffs could ‘derail’ inflation progress
US Treasury secretary says broad trade penalties might ‘significantly raise costs to households’Financial Times - Dec. 10 -
The CPI report Wednesday is expected to show that progress on inflation has hit a wall
The consumer price index is expected to show a 2.7% 12-month inflation rate for November.CNBC - Dec. 10 -
Treasury yields finish higher for second day, ahead of CPI inflation data
Yields on U.S. government debt ended at their highest levels in at least a week on Tuesday as investors awaited November’s consumer-price index ahead of the Federal Reserve’s final monetary-policy ...MarketWatch - Dec. 10 -
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Major water company uses accounting trick to inflate balance sheet by £1.68bn
A substantial Severn Trent Water investment is based on IOU notes - BBC Panorama finds.BBC News - Dec. 9 -
Hot Inflation Won’t Derail the Stock Market’s Record Year
November CPI is seen rebounding to its highest level since July but the Fed is still seen cutting rates this month.Inc. - Dec. 9 -
Fans Bring Inflatable Palm Trees to Games After Executive’s Comments on Buffalo
The Sabres’ general manager said the team had trouble attracting free agents because of its location: “We don’t have palm trees. We have high taxes.”The New York Times - Dec. 8 -
Trump’s tariffs didn’t spark inflation last time? Here’s the trouble with that defense.
When allies of President-elect Donald Trump address one big criticism of his tariff plans — that the levies would boost inflation at time when Americans are already frustrated with elevated prices ...MarketWatch - Dec. 7 -
Cramer's week ahead: Inflation data and earnings from Oracle, Broadcom and GameStop
CNBC's Jim Cramer on Friday walked investors through next week's Wall Street action.CNBC - Dec. 6 -
Consumer sentiment rises in December, so do inflation concerns
Short-term inflation readings hit highest level in six months as Democrats worry higher inflation from tariffsMarketWatch - Dec. 6 -
As U.K. clamps down on North Sea production, Shell and Equinor to merge operations there
With the U.K. government clamping down on production from the North Sea, Shell and Equinor on Thursday said they would merge their oil and gas operations.MarketWatch - Dec. 5 -
Vodafone-Three Merger Gets Conditional U.K. Clearance
The Competition and Markets Authority said the deal will likely boost competition in the U.K. mobile sector, but would only proceed if both companies implement certain conditions.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 5 -
Equinor, Shell to Combine U.K. Assets
The energy majors will create a joint venture they say will be the biggest independent producer in the North Sea to help sustain domestic oil-and-gas production and secure energy supply in the U.K.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 5 -
Inflation threatens Fed rate-cut expectations once again. Here’s why.
With investors looking toward Friday’s November nonfarm-payrolls report, market participants see the potential that it could be overshadowed by an entirely different set of data: next Wednesday’s ...MarketWatch - Dec. 4 -
Bond ‘vigilantes’ are targeting France — for different reasons than in the U.S. or U.K.
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s three-month-old government collapses after historic no-confidence vote.MarketWatch - Dec. 4 -
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says Inflation Is a ‘Little Higher’ Than Expected
Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, said it was too early for the central bank to start reacting to the tariffs that President-elect Trump had been promising.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
Chipotle says it's raising prices 2% in response to inflation
Chipotle said it's raising its menu prices by 2%, a rare direct admission about the impact of ongoing price increases in the economy on its finances.NBC News - Dec. 4 -
Chipotle Raises U.S. Prices by 2% to Offset Inflation Costs
The chain aims to balance higher costs for avocados, queso and sour cream while maintaining its appeal to inflation-weary consumers.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 4 -
The positive flipside of rampant inflation
The biggest debt reduction scheme in history?Financial Times - Dec. 4 -
Alex Consani becomes first transgender Model of the Year at U.K. Fashion Awards
American model Alex Consani was presented with the Model of the Year award at the British Fashion Council’s annual Fashion Awards in London.NBC News - Dec. 3 -
Biden’s Christmas present for Trump: Sticky inflation
President Biden's big-spending ways have ensured that the nation's initial progress in inflation reduction is flattening out, keeping inflation rates higher than Federal Reserve Bank officials prefer.The Hill - Dec. 3 -
Treasure trove of Roman coins found during construction in U.K.
The stash of over 1,300 coins has become known as the Worcestershire Conquest Hoard.CBS News - Dec. 3 -
Microsoft Faces $1.3 Billion Antitrust Lawsuit Over Cloud Services in U.K.
Microsoft faces a dispute in the U.K. over how it charges customers who buy cloud software services that rival its own Azure, the latest antitrust challenge to the U.S. tech giant’s approach to ...The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 3 -
Trump Picks Warren Stephens, Billionaire Investment Banker, for U.K. Ambassador
Warren Stephens, an investment banker, gave $2 million in 2016 to a group aiming to block Donald J. Trump’s political rise. More recently, he backed Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie, Mike Pence and ...The New York Times - Dec. 3 -
Ilona Maher goes from 'Dancing With the Stars' to playing rugby in the U.K.
Ilona Maher, America's biggest rugby star and "Dancing With the Stars" runner-up, has waltzed herself over to the United Kingdom to play for the Bristol Bears.NBC News - Dec. 2 -
Top Fed official warns progress on taming US inflation ‘may be stalling’
Governor Christopher Waller says he still supports a December interest rate cut barring a surprise in the economic dataFinancial Times - Dec. 2
