Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Thursday that central banks had to keep their focus on fighting inflation against the backdrop of rising bond yields in
October 08, 2026The Bank of England should not continue to rely on high bond yields to do its job of taming inflation, Monetary Policy Committee member Megan Greene said on Thursday.
October 08, 2026The European Central Bank may have to keep raising interest rates given an abundance of upside inflation risks but the timing and size of any move remain
October 08, 2026US Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday that additional rate hikes will likely be needed to lower inflation to the Fed's 2%
October 08, 2026The Bank of Japan said price increases driven by higher raw material costs were spreading to consumer goods with some firms hiking prices more often,
October 08, 2026Thailand's central bank chief said on Thursday there is no rush to raise interest rates and monetary policy could not address structural issues constraining economic growth.
October 08, 2026Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration is ramping up efforts to shed its growth and easy money image through changes in
October 08, 2026Britain's labour market showed more signs of recovering last month from its protracted slowdown, with permanent staff placements rising at
October 08, 2026Federal Reserve meeting minutes from last month’s policy meeting noted some officials believe it’s time for the central bank to get ready for bond market stress.
October 08, 2026Levi Strauss raised its annual profit forecast on Wednesday, after benefiting from tariff refunds, as it bets on strong holiday demand for its
October 08, 2026A sea of red swept across global stocks on Wednesday as the bond market selloff picked up again and lifted long-dated US yields to 24-year highs,
October 08, 2026US President Donald Trump, asked by a reporter on Wednesday about mortgage rates, said the Federal Reserve Board "would like to see the country do badly".
October 08, 2026US Treasuries rose in afternoon trading on Wednesday, with yields backing away from their highs as oil prices fell and a strong $39 billion
October 07, 2026Federal Reserve policymakers were divided last month over the rationale for raising interest rates, with "some participants" seeing a hike as needed
October 08, 2026Most Federal Reserve officials expect that another interest rate increase will likely be needed this year to combat inflation, minutes released Wednesday from the central bank’s most recent meeting showed
October 08, 2026By Michael S.
October 07, 2026British 30-year bond yields rose to a 28-year high on Wednesday as a global bond selloff pushed equivalent US borrowing costs to their highest since 2002,
October 07, 2026The interest rate on the most common US home loan jumped last week to its highest in almost three years, worsening affordability for buyers four weeks before elections
October 07, 2026Moody's raised its outlook for sub-Saharan African countries to positive on Wednesday, saying reforms had helped them weather inflationary pressures,
October 07, 2026Truckers thought the worst was over. Then diesel prices doubled
October 07, 2026European Union authorities should take rising inflation into account when assessing government deviation from budget goals, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said, arguing
October 07, 2026Shares in top European banks fell sharply on Wednesday as a renewed bond selloff and rising oil prices stoked concerns that inflation could reaccelerate, putting further
October 07, 2026A readout on Wednesday of the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting is expected to show a much broader debate than reflected in the unanimous decision
October 07, 2026PepsiCo is running out of time to deliver on the growth and margin targets it set out after activist investor
October 07, 2026The global economy is under threat from persistently high energy prices, record public debt and risks from the AI investment boom, International Monetary Fund
October 07, 2026The Indian central bank raised its benchmark repo rate INREPO=ECI by 25 basis points to 5.5% on Wednesday, marking the first rise in nearly four years amid mounting inflation and
October 07, 2026India's central bank raised its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5% on Wednesday, marking the first rise in nearly four years amid
October 07, 2026The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs on Tuesday as a pause in the bond market sell-off and steady oil prices paved the way for a tech- and AI-
October 07, 2026President Donald Trump suggested to a crowd of his supporters in Nebraska that Iran could "take out" a major US city like Los Angeles or
October 06, 2026Voters started lining up while it was still dark on Tuesday morning at the Medina County Board of Elections as early voting began in Ohio, a state that
October 06, 2026Supply chain pressures heated up modestly in September, a report said from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Tuesday.
October 06, 2026The euro rebounded on Tuesday and was poised for its strongest move higher in seven weeks after falling to a 17-month low on the prior day, as a
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October 06, 2026Sharp spikes in food and energy prices will likely become more common, the International Monetary Fund said, warning such crises drive inflation
October 06, 2026A stream of investor cash flowing into money-market funds has slowed significantly this year, pushing up yields on Treasury bills and
October 06, 2026Inflation running above the Bank of England's 2% target appears to have become embedded in the British economy and risks getting further entrenched in wage negotiations early
October 06, 2026Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday it was becoming more important to anchor underlying inflation around the central bank's 2% target, signalling
October 06, 2026Thailand's headline consumer price index rose 2.82% in September from a year earlier, after a 2.53% annual increase in the previous month, driven by higher fuel and food
October 06, 2026India's dominant services industry expanded at its fastest pace in three months in September on stronger demand for financial, consumer and digital services, a survey
October 06, 2026US President Donald Trump pledged to expand access to tax-exempt diesel fuel while warning of a dark future if Democrats
October 05, 2026US services sector activity slowed in September, while strong domestic demand stretched supply chains and pushed a measure of prices paid by businesses
October 05, 2026The euro stumbled to a 17-month low against the dollar on Monday as concerns about France's ability to tame its budget deficit and a sharp bond market
October 05, 2026US President Donald Trump and his Republican Party will carry a 4.2% unemployment rate into the congressional elections in early November, a low
October 05, 2026The benchmark S&P 500 will retreat to 5,000 points by the end of 2027, Panmure Liberum said on Monday, warning that the equity bull market could end sooner than many investors expect
October 05, 2026British services firms reported stronger cost pressures last month as fuel prices surged due to the Middle East conflict and a measure of prices charged by companies hit its
October 05, 2026Some of the world's most prominent central bankers will attend the Istanbul Economic Forum on Thursday and Friday to discuss
October 05, 2026Surging energy costs, higher yields and shrinking budget support could all weigh on economic growth and may limit how much the European Central Bank needs to tighten
October 05, 2026The expansion in Spain's service sector picked up pace in September as increased demand lifted activity despite a surge in operating expenses, a business survey showed on Monday.
October 05, 2026France's dominant services sector grew in September for the first time since the end of last year, helped by a rebound in output after businesses had been impacted in August by an
October 05, 2026Investors have loaded up on bets that the Reserve Bank of India will raise rates this week, warning that it risks falling behind the curve as inflation
October 05, 2026Japan no longer needs expansionary fiscal and monetary policies aimed at boosting demand, former Bank of Japan board member Asahi Noguchi
October 05, 2026President Donald Trump is promising more payments to voters just ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections
October 04, 2026Annual core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in September at its fastest pace in 10 months, highlighting mounting price pressure and
October 02, 2026The US central bank will need to raise short-term borrowing costs by at least another half of a percentage point to turn monetary policy "modestly restrictive" and get
October 02, 2026Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said on Thursday that she sees AI, and its inflationary push, as a top risk for 2027, and noted that increasingly frequent supply shocks have had
October 02, 2026Nike is deepening its restructuring under CEO Elliott Hill as its woes in China intensify, announcing a plan to cut more jobs and shake up its
October 02, 2026The interest rate on the most common US home loan shot up by a quarter percentage point this week to the highest in almost three years on the back of surging government bond yields,
October 02, 20268 in 10 Americans disapprove of Trump on inflation. That’s extremely rare for a president
October 02, 2026How are higher interest rates and rising prices affecting you?
October 02, 2026Global bond markets are still functioning in an orderly fashion, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday, following the recent sharp rise in yields that has driven
October 01, 2026Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Thursday, buoyed by gains in software stocks, even as inflation and mounting government debt concerns pushed Treasury yields to more than
October 01, 2026Gold's resilience above $4,000 an ounce despite soaring Treasury yields suggests the post-2022 demand premium is proving more durable than many expected,
October 01, 2026Americans are still spending. Friday’s jobs report will show if that can last
October 01, 2026US stocks recovered from early losses to close slightly higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 bouncing from a two-week low as a
October 01, 2026British manufacturing cost pressures increased for the first time in four months in September, even as output grew at its slowest pace since March, according to purchasing
October 01, 2026A new month, a new quarter - but the bond squeeze goes on, with the 10-year US Treasury yield hitting a 24-year high on Thursday.
October 01, 2026Government borrowing costs from the United States to Germany and Japan have hit fresh multi-decade peaks on heightened worries about
October 01, 2026Bond market bust: The 10-year Treasury yield hit its highest level since 2002
October 01, 2026A new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans blame President Donald Trump for persistently high prices, while only about 2 in 10 approve of his handling of the cost of living
October 01, 2026British manufacturing cost pressures increased for the first time in four months in September, even as output grew at its slowest pace since March, according to purchasing
October 01, 2026Investors stayed bearish on most emerging Asian currencies, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, as high oil prices fuelled concerns over external balances in net energy-importing
October 01, 2026A massive year for corporate profit growth is driving US stock market gains, but investors' hesitancy that the good times will roll on without a hitch is
October 01, 2026Borrowing costs from the US to France, Britain and Japan hit their highest in decades on Thursday, squeezing already pressured government finances, and threatening stocks,
October 01, 2026Germany's manufacturing sector sustained its upturn in September as production levels and new orders once again registered strong growth despite renewed inflationary
October 01, 2026France's manufacturing sector expanded for a second straight month in September, although the pace of growth slowed as new orders fell, a business survey showed on Thursday.
October 01, 2026Factory growth in the euro zone continued its upward march in September, hitting its fastest rate in more than four years, as resilient demand drove new
October 01, 2026A redefined mandate for New Zealand's central bank and policy reversals are among the prospects provoking unease among investors and businesses as a
October 01, 2026Geopolitical tensions, high oil prices and tighter global financial conditions could raise India's imported inflation, a government report said on Thursday,
October 01, 2026Japanese manufacturers' confidence hit an eight-year high over July-September but non-manufacturers' mood soured, a central bank survey
October 01, 2026Some Bank of Japan policymakers saw the need to accelerate the pace of interest rate rises or bring them closer to the central bank's "goal" soon, a summary of
October 01, 2026By Michael S.
October 01, 2026The Federal Reserve’s internal watchdog says that the central bank has broadly mismanaged an expansive building renovation project but did not find any criminal violations, as alleged by Trump administration prosecutors
September 30, 2026Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Wednesday said she is committed to bringing inflation down without harming the labor market in remarks that only briefly touched on monetary
October 01, 2026A Federal Reserve rate hike next month looked less likely Wednesday after fresh government data showed inflation rose less than expected in August, easing pressure on
September 30, 2026Global bonds closed out their worst month in years on Wednesday, with the benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield rising on
September 30, 2026General Mills on Wednesday appointed Chief Operating Officer Dana McNabb as its CEO, leaning on an insider to steer the company through
September 30, 2026The European Central Bank should closely study a trio of domestic and global factors, which could either boost or ease price pressures, to decide if more interest rate
September 30, 2026Conagra Brands posted a volume-led decline in first-quarter organic net sales on Wednesday, with high inflation and price-sensitive consumers
September 30, 2026Inflation slowed a bit last month as Americans ramped up their spending, though price gains remained elevated and are a challenge for many voters as the midterm elections approach
September 30, 2026US inflation remained stubborn last month as Iran war continued to lift prices
September 30, 2026The U.S. economy grew at a solid 2.2% pace from April through June as consumer spending and business investment came in strong
September 30, 2026The Bank of Japan expects interest rate increases to happen faster and more regularly in future as it pre-empts risks of an inflation overshoot, sources said
September 30, 2026Britain's economy grew more quickly than previously thought in the second quarter, consolidating its position as the fastest-growing Group
September 30, 2026French consumer prices rose more than expected in September, preliminary data from the INSEE statistics agency showed on Wednesday.
September 30, 2026Australian inflation accelerated in August as fuel costs surged anew and price pressures remained broadly based, showing no signs of easing
September 30, 2026US stocks ended the session slightly lower on Tuesday, as government bond yields continued their ascent ahead of inflation and labor market data,
September 30, 2026Too big a pullback in the US central bank's communications could lead to higher and more volatile interest rates and inflation if the public and
September 29, 2026Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr on Tuesday made a renewed case for further interest rate hikes, noting that high energy prices and a surge in AI-related
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