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Finance Tech, Liquidity

EUR/USD Price Action Setup After US CPI

February 15, 2023

Via: DailyFX

After a choppy session, EUR/USD ended largely flat after US CPI data provided little cues on the future path of Fed policy, reasserting the broader consolidation backdrop in EUR/USD. While consumer prices rose 6.4% on-year in January, the smallest rise […]


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Consumer Prices Plateau as Inflation Slows to Prepandemic Levels

January 20, 2023

Via: The Wall Street Journal

After a period of steep inflation, Americans have seen monthly price growth ease, but when will things get back to normal? The inflation benchmark, measuring price growth over a year, hit a 40-year high in June after months of sustained […]


Editorial

Inflation Is One of the Most Important Issues Facing America

December 19, 2022

Via: Natalie Dunn

There is no question that the COVID-19 pandemic has produced some important negative consequences that continue to affect the global economy. One of the most significant consequences was undoubtedly the surging inflation, which is closely related to other economic and […]


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A slowdown in US inflation eases some pressure on households

December 13, 2022

Via: ABC News

Inflation in the United States slowed again last month in the latest sign that price increases are cooling despite the pressures they continue to inflict on American households. Consumer prices rose 7.1% in November from a year ago, the government […]


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Little sign of relief expected in October US inflation data

November 10, 2022

Via: ABC News

The nation’s punishing inflation rate likely kept simmering in October, giving the Federal Reserve little cause to ease up in its drive to slow price increases by steadily raising interest rates. The Labor Department is expected to report Thursday that […]


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Yearly inflation in Turkey rises to new 24-year high of 85%

November 3, 2022

Via: ABC News

Annual inflation in Turkey continued to rise in October, official figures showed Thursday, pushing the price of essential goods higher and amplifying a cost-of-living crisis in the country. Consumer prices rose to 85.51% in October from a year earlier, and […]


Finance Tech, Trading

World shares extend losses as specter of recession looms

October 10, 2022

Via: ABC News

World shares were mostly lower on Monday, with Chinese markets logging moderate losses after reopening from a weeklong holiday to news of more lockdowns in China due to rising COVID-19 cases. Shares fell in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Paris and London […]


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US economy drops at 0.6% annual rate from April through June

September 29, 2022

Via: ABC News

Battered by surging consumer prices and rising interest rates, the U.S. economy shrank at a 0.6% annual rate from April through June, the government announced Thursday, unchanged from its previous second-quarter estimate. It marked the second consecutive quarter of economic […]


Editorial

Why Concerns About a Future Recession Are Now on the Rise

September 27, 2022

Via: Natalie Dunn

Concerns about a future recession are now on the rise and inflation remains unexpectedly high. Geopolitical issues, like Russia’s war in Ukraine and new tensions with China, seem to be impacting economic recovery in most Western countries, including the US. […]


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Hong Kong Inflation Remains Stable As Expected

September 22, 2022

Via: Markets Insider

Hong Kong’s consumer price inflation held steady in August, after accelerating in the previous two months, data released by the Census and Statistics Department showed on Thursday. Consumer prices rose at a stable rate of 1.9 percent year-over-year in August. […]


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Consumer prices rose by 8.5% year over year in July as the summer of inflation wears on

August 10, 2022

Via: NBC News

Inflation reached 8.5% in July, compared with a 40-year high of 9.1% in June, providing a measure of relief to consumers as gas prices fall. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had projected inflation in July to fall to […]


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Inflation hit 8.3 percent in April compared to last year, showing signs of leveling off

May 11, 2022

Via: NBC News

The inflation rate was little changed from March to April, a potential sign that the rapid growth in the cost of goods and services may soon taper off. Consumer prices rose 0.3 percent in April after rising 1.2 percent in […]


Finance Tech, Trading

Wall St gains as growth stocks rebound after inflation data

April 12, 2022

Via: Investing.com

The Nasdaq led Wall Street’s main indexes higher on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose largely in line with estimates, taking pressure off high-growth stocks that were hammered on expectations of aggressive U.S. interest rate hikes. The Labor Department’s […]


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Beleaguered house hunters are now watching mortgage rates spike, too

March 24, 2022

Via: NBC News

U.S. shoppers have faced sticker shock as goods from cars to steak to gasoline have gotten much costlier, in some cases very rapidly. Now, consumers can add mortgages to the list. While interest rates are still quite low by historical […]


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Europe sees higher inflation on fleeting factors like oil

August 31, 2021

Via: ABC News

Consumer prices spiked higher than expected in Europe in August, boosted in large part by more expensive fuel. Economists say the jump is temporary, but it could raise questions about how persistent higher inflation might turn out to be. The […]


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Inflation spikes in May as prices jump at fastest annual clip since 2008, squeezing consumers as economy reopens

June 10, 2021

Via: USA TODAY

American consumers absorbed another surge in prices in May — a 0.6% increase over April and 5% over the past year, the biggest 12-month inflation spike since 2008. The May rise in consumer prices that the Labor Department reported Thursday […]


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Inflation speeds up in April as consumer prices leap 4.2%, fastest since 2008

May 12, 2021

Via: CNBC

Inflation in April accelerated at its fastest pace in more than 12 years as the U.S. economic recovery kicked into gear and energy prices jumped higher, the Labor Department reported Wednesday. The Consumer Price Index, which measures a basket of […]


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Consumer-fueled economy pushes GDP to 6.4% first-quarter gain

April 29, 2021

Via: CNBC

Economic activity boomed to start 2021, as widespread vaccinations and more fuel from government spending helped get the U.S. closer to where it was before the Covid-19 pandemic struck, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Gross domestic product, the sum of […]


Energy, Industries

Consumer prices rise more than expected, pushed by 9.1% jump in gasoline

April 13, 2021

Via: CNBC

Consumer prices shot higher in March, given a boost by a strong economic recovery and year-over-year comparisons to a time when the Covid-19 pandemic was about to throttle the U.S. economy, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. The consumer price index […]


Industries, Retail & Wholesale

November consumer prices up 0.2% as energy costs rise

December 10, 2020

Via: ABC News

U.S. consumer prices edged up 0.2% in November as a rise in the cost of energy and a number of other goods offset a drop in food costs. The gain in the consumer price index followed a flat reading in […]