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Stainless Steel Utensils 7.1% Costlier in June, More Hikes Expected as Metal Prices Stay Firm
Prices of stainless steel utensils, pressure cookers and non-stick cookware jumped in June, pushed by surging global nic...
Russia’s Central Bank Slows Rate Cuts to 14% as War-Fueled Inflation Persists
A quarter-point reduction signals a compromise between supporting Russia’s stagnating economy and taming inflation drive...
BoE Expected to Hold Rates at 3.75% as Oil Spikes Above $100
Economists predict a 7-2 vote to keep UK interest rates on hold next week, but a surge in oil prices driven by Middle Ea...
Daniel Garro on Argentina: ‘The Only Price Is the Free Market Price’
Economist and CEO Daniel Garro dissects Argentina’s uneven recovery, warning that provinces and Congress are blocking de...
Fed Poised to Hold Rates as New Chair Kevin Warsh Wrestles with Sticky Inflation and Rising Geopolitical Risks
The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates at 3.50–3.75% this week, but inflation at 3.5% and esca...
Federal Reserve Set to Hold Rates as Oil Spike and Trump Pressure Test New Chair
The US Federal Reserve is expected to leave rates unchanged for a fifth straight meeting, but geopolitical tensions and ...
Oil Surge Past $100, Geopolitical Risks Trigger Global Market Rout, Stoke Inflation Angst
Brent crude tops $100 amid Strait of Hormuz threats and Red Sea attacks, reviving inflation fears and delaying rate-cut ...
Trump's Tariff Whack-a-Mole: How the US Keeps Taxes Flowing Despite Legal Setbacks
The White House instantly replaced expiring Section 122 tariffs with a permanent Section 301 mechanism targeting 60 coun...
US New Home Sales Rise in June but Mortgage Rate Surge Caps Recovery
Sales of new single-family homes rose 1.6% to an annual rate of 628,000 in June, beating forecasts, but the jump in mort...
Gold Price Path Pinned by Central Bank Buying and Dollar Fears, Banks Say
Forecasts from JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and UBS diverge sharply on near-term gold, but all see structural support from re...
Germany’s Building Prices Climb 5% in May 2026, Housing Costs Up 90% Since 2010
Latest Destatis data reveals that construction costs for new residential buildings surged 5% year-on-year in May 2026, w...
ECB Chief Lagarde’s Unclear Future Adds to Policy Uncertainty as Inflation Stays High
ECB President Christine Lagarde has fueled speculation about a premature departure to join French politics, unsettling s...
Bitcoin Stuck Near $65,000 as AI-Driven Inflation Delays Rate Cuts, Draws Capital Away
Bitcoin hovers around $65,000 amid a massive AI investment cycle that is keeping inflation elevated and bond yields high...
UK Inflation Cools to 2.6% on Easing Energy Costs, BoE Rate Stance in Focus
Britain's consumer price inflation fell more than expected to 2.6% in June, helped by cheaper energy after a Middle East...
Asian Equities Mixed as Oil Surge Rekindles Inflation Fear; AI Rally Lifts Wall Street
Asian stock markets ended divided on Wednesday, with Japan and Hong Kong falling while Korea and Australia gained, as a ...
Why Early Retirement Inflation Is So Dangerous and the Underutilized Strategy That Shields Against It
Financial planning experts Michael Finke and Dana Anspach explain how the timing of inflation can devastate a retirement...
From Oil to Inflation: How US-Iran Tensions and the Hormuz Risk Recast Global Economic Calculations
Rising US-Iran tensions and instability around the Strait of Hormuz are sending shockwaves through oil markets, shipping...
Colombia's Villar: Interest Rates to Stay High Until Inflation Returns to Target Range
Colombia's central bank raised its benchmark rate to 12%, the highest in two years, as governor Villar warns rates will ...