Economy

MOSCOW, Russia: The Russian central bank has cut its key interest rate by 300 basis points for a third time since its emergency hike in late February, citing cooling inflation and a recovery in the ruble. KIRILL Kudryavtsev | AFP | Getty Images Russia’s central bank on Friday unexpectedly left its key interest rates unchanged

Prices barely moved in November but still held higher than the Federal Reserve’s target when looked at from a year ago, according to a Commerce Department measure released Friday. The personal consumption expenditures price index, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, showed an increase of just 0.1% from October. The measure indicated a 2.4% inflation rate

The Bank of England pictured in December 2024. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — The Bank of England on Thursday ended its last meeting of the year with a decision to leave interest rates unchanged, after U.K. inflation rose to an eight-month high. Analysts had widely expected a rate hold at the

The columns of Royal Exchange are dressed for Christmas, at Bank in the City of London, the capital’s financial district, on 20th November 2024, in London, England. Richard Baker | In Pictures | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. inflation rose to 2.6% in November, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday, marking the second straight

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the Nov. 6-7, 2024, Federal Open Market Committee meeting at William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, D.C. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Inflation is stubbornly above target, the economy is growing at about a 3% pace and the

A briefcase filled with Iranian rial banknotes sits on display at a currency exchange market on Ferdowsi street in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018. Ali Mohammadi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Iran is confronting its worst set of crises in years, facing a spiraling economy along with a series of unprecedented geopolitical and

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Bank of England in the City of London on 6th November 2024 in London, United Kingdom. The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the primary central business district CBD of London. The City of London is widely referred to simply as the City is also colloquially known

The US Treasury building in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. budget deficit swelled in November, putting fiscal 2025 already at a much faster pace than a year ago when the shortfall topped $1.8 trillion, the Treasury Department reported Wednesday. For the month, the

A measure of wholesale prices rose more than expected in November as questions percolated over whether progress in bringing down inflation has slowed, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. The producer price index, or PPI, which measures what producers get for their products at the final-demand stage, increased 0.4% for the month, higher than

Homes under construction in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on Nov. 19th, 2024. Adam Jeffery | CNBC If President-elect Donald Trump is going to push inflation back down to a more tolerable level, he will need help from housing costs, an area where federal policymakers have only a limited amount of influence. The November consumer price

Consumer prices rose at a faster annual pace in November, a reminder that inflation remains an issue both for households and policymakers. The consumer price index showed a 12-month inflation rate of 2.7% after increasing 0.3% on the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. The annual rate was 0.1 percentage point higher than

A man shops at a Target store in Chicago on November 26, 2024. Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP | Getty Images A key economic report coming Wednesday is expected to show that progress has stalled in bringing down the inflation rate, though not so much that the Federal Reserve won’t lower interest rates next week. The

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump holds an award during the FOX Nation’s Patriot Awards at the Tilles Center on December 05, 2024 in Greenvale, New York. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Optimism about household finances hit a multiyear high following Donald Trump’s presidential election victory in November, according to a New York Federal Reserve survey

A pedestrian crosses a flooded street following heavy rainfall in Paris on October 17, 2024. Joel Saget | Afp | Getty Images French lawmakers will hold a no-confidence vote in the fragile minority government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Wednesday, as economists warn the political stalemate likely to ensue will come at a high

Getty Images The jobs report for November came in better than expected, and that growth came from several different areas of the U.S. economy, according to the data. Health care and social assistance led the way yet again last month, seeing 72,300 new positions added in that area, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This

Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during the New York Times DealBook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Friday’s jobs report virtually cements that the Federal Reserve will approve an interest rate cut when it meets later

Job seekers talk to a recruiter at the Albany Job Fair in Latham, New York, on Oct. 2, 2024. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images The unemployment rate climbed sharply for Black women in November. The overall jobless rate edged up slightly last month to 4.2% from 4.1% in October, according to the U.S.