INFLATION

The union says government staff cannot even afford the cost of transportation to get to work

Pork prices surged almost 70 percent last month as swine fever ravages China's pig herds

The final cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security is out. Find out what it means for you.

US energy prices fell again in September and are down nearly 5% over the past year, holding down CPI

Dissenting voices have 'rarely been as loud and persistent'

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the economic picture is favorable although some of the data may not be as good as it looks

Esperanza Castillo, 74, waits for treatment at the clinic with her daughter

Not what the ECB has been aiming for

Some fear a return of the bad old hyperinflation days

Wall Street's three indices Thursday almost broke its record on a spate of encouraging news.

Incoming ECB President Christine Lagarde calls for an accommodative policy for the foreseeable future to help push inflation to about 2 percent.

Mary Daly, President of San Francisco Federal Reserve has expressed support for more U.S. monetary policy easing.

International Business Times poll on major U.S. economic releases scheduled for the week of August 12, 2019.

Britain’s economic growth is stagnating and there is an apprehension that the Brexit crisis has already pushed the U.K economy into a recession, according to a leading think tank.

International Business Times poll on major U.S. economic releases scheduled for the week of July 8, 2019.

Most of the gains from the record economy went to those at the top, while everyone else saw much smaller gains – if any – in income and wealth.

Higher open likely for the U.S markets Thursday after the U.S. stock index futures jumped sharply in the morning spurred by the Federal Reserve’s readiness for a cut in interest rates later this year.

This chart shows the long-term growth of real mean and median family income in the U.S.

This chart shows the year-over-year change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers in the U.S.

Moderate open likely for the U.S markets Wednesday after the U.S. stock index futures were marginally down on the back of the hardening of the U.S stand on trade talks with China.

While China is rejoicing over the doubling of the trade surplus in May, the bad news is that China’s consumer inflation in May shot up 2.7 percent and is the highest in 15 months