Inflation decelerated but people are spending less and saving more as prices keep rising and wage growth slows. It’s worrying news for the Fed and economy.
Consumer sentiment plunged more than expected in February while households' inflation expectations amid uncertainty over the impact of President Trump's economic plans.
Inflation is picking up again and President Donald Trump said this week it’s all his predecessor’s fault. But no matter who Trump blames for inflation, America’s economic mood is now souring — and Trump is getting the heat for it.
The inflation rate in Germany is expected to be +2.3% in February 2025. It is measured as the change in the consumer price index (CPI) compared with the same month a year earlier. Based on the results available so far, the Federal Statistical Office ...
also known as the consumer price index (CPI). The table also includes the derived consumer price index: this price index excludes the effect of changes in the rates of product-related taxes (e.g. VAT and excise duty on alcohol and tobacco) and subsidies ...
U.S. consumer spending fell for the first time in nearly two years in January and the goods trade deficit widened to a record high as businesses front-loaded imports to avoid tariffs, setting up the economy for weak growth or even a contraction this quarter.
With inflation expectations rising and financial uncertainty growing, food decisions are shifting in real-time.
President Trump’s 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, and 10% on Canadian energy, will raise core consumer prices in the U.S. by 0.6%, Goldman Sachs economists predicted. “We would not rule out a last-minute pause in the tariff,
Neuchâtel, 05.03.2025 - The consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.6% in February 2025 compared with the previous month, reaching 107.4 points (December 2020 = 100). Inflation was +0.3% compared with the same month of the previous year. These are the results of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
“Purchasing power is typically linked to core inflation, which still saw an increase to 2.48 percent yoy in February,” Amalia said. “The biggest contributor to deflation [this month] remains the electricity discount, as reflected in the 9.02 percent deflation in the administered prices component.”
Brazil's IPCA-15 consumer price index posted in February its largest monthly rise in almost three years, official data showed on Tuesday, driving 12-month inflation to its highest since late 2023 as the central bank continues to tighten monetary policy.