Inflation News & Analysis

High-yield dividend stocks are becoming even more compelling as market volatility increases. Bond yields are likely to decline in the coming years as interest rates eventually come down. The Federal Reserve doesn’t seem to be in a rush to cut rates due to tariff-related inflation, but a softening economy may force its hand if the […]

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Wall Street skidded on Friday amid higher-than-expected inflation data and fears about the impact of President Trump’s tariffs.

Nike (NKE) stock reached a five-year low on Friday as the stock sank more than 3% to an intraday low beneath $63.50.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) backslid over 700 points on Friday, falling 1.75% and tumbling to 41,500 after core Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) inflation figures accelerated in February.

The bitcoin price is now hovering below the psychologically sensitive $85,000 level, falling just over 3% in the past 24 hour period, according to CoinMarketCap data. With the latest declines, the BTC price is basically flat over the past week, erasing previous gains. The bitcoin market has been grappling with tariff fallout and signs of […]

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The S&P 500 index dropped 2 percent as investors weighed hotter-than-expected inflation data and braced for President Trump’s next round of tariffs.

The stock market jumped Monday on Trump tariff hopes but later tumbled on actual Trump tariffs as well as hot inflation data.
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The Pound Sterling remains firm, hovering around 1.2950 against the US Dollar, virtually unchanged, as traders digest the latest inflation report from the United States (US), amid uncertainty about a potential trade war escalation following Trump’s imp…

The Pound Sterling remains firm, hovering around 1.2950 against the US Dollar, virtually unchanged, as traders digest the latest inflation report from the United States (US), amid uncertainty about a potential trade war escalation following Trump’s imp…

Tariffs emerged as the top concern of the CFOs from 400 firms who took the survey, followed by inflation and monetary policy.

Summary: The University of Michigan's final report shows five-year inflation expectations jumped to 4.1% in March, the highest since February 1993. Consumer sentiment plunged 12% from February, reaching its weakest level since November 2022. Two-t…

Gold is considered a safe-haven asset because during times of economic uncertainty — such as high inflation, recession or market volatility — it acts as a store of value. With sticky inflation, ongoing geopolitical unrest and uncertainty around President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the precious metal reached its all-time high in March 2025. If you’ve determined…

The markets are off to a wobbly start on Friday morning, with all three of the major stock market averages coming out of the gate lower. Today’s modest declines come on the heels of the latest sign of inflation rearing its head. February’s core inflation rate came in at 2.8%, loftier than economists had predicted, […]

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United States UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation above expectations (3.9%) in March: Actual (4.1%)

The USD/JPY pair is down more than 0.3% near 150.50 in North American session on Friday.

Tariff-related inflation, which Fed Chairman Powell has said could be transitory, is finding its way into the slowing U.S. economy.

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure showed underlying price pressures persisting in February, as inflation-adjusted spending stayed muted.

Just in: Inflation progress stalled in February. PCE inflation rose 0.3% in February and 2.5% in the past 12 months. That's the same as January. "Core PCE" (excluding food & energy) rose 0.4% in February and 2.8% in the past 12 months…

The Federal Reserve’s favorite inflation gauge picked up in February.
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Trade war worries have stocks looking at a third straight day of declines heading into the Friday session.

The Pound Sterling (GBP) recovers nominal intraday losses and turns positive around 1.2960 against the US Dollar (USD) in Friday’s North American session.

Here is what you need to know on Friday, March 28:

The United States (US) Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is set to release the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index data for February on Friday at 12:30 GMT.

The USD/CHF pair trades in positive territory near 0.8825 during the early European session on Friday.

Some advisers now view the price of the fossil fuel as a crucial anti-inflation tool

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) published the Summary of Opinions from its March monetary policy meeting, with the key findings noted below.

The headline Tokyo Consumer Price Index (CPI) for March rose 2.9% YoY as compared to 2.9% in the previous month, the Statistics Bureau of Japan showed on Friday.

Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of Boston President Susan Collins noted on Thursday that the Fed’s challenge at this point is having to choose between maintaining a tight policy stance, or trying to run ahead of data that might be souring in the future.

You may have heard that today’s inflation levels aren’t nearly as bad as they were a few years ago. And that’s actually true. In June of 2022, the Consumer Price Index, which measures cost changes for common goods and services, peaked at 9.1% on an annual basis. Since then, annual inflation has been cooling. But […]

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Income inequality has been on the rise in the United States for decades. According to a recent study from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, a fiscal policy advocacy group, average income among the highest earning quintile of American households surged by 165% between 1981 and 2021, adjusting for inflation. Meanwhile, the average income of the […]

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European Central Bank (ECB) Vice President Luis de Guindos said on Thursday that they are optimistic with regard to inflation and that they believe they will converge towards the inflation target on a stable basis in coming quarters, per Reuters.