INFLATION

Elevated inflation is eroding the value of workers' wages, causing mass strikes across Britain

UK Economy Ekes Out Growth In First Quarter

After narrowly avoiding recession last year, the economy advanced 0.5 percent in January before flattening in February and sliding 0.3 percent in March, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement.
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Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester speaks on a panel in New York

Fed's Mester Says Hot Inflation Data Affirms Case For More Rate Hikes

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland leader Loretta Mester said Friday she wasn't surprised by the latest round of strong U.S. inflation data, which she saw as another reminder the central bank still needs to raise rates further to reduce the pressures that are pushing prices higher.
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman gives her first public remarks as a Fed policymaker at an American Bankers Association conference in San Diego

More Fed Policymakers Point To Higher Rates In Inflation Fight

Two Federal Reserve officials on Friday added to a chorus of U.S. central bankers this week in signaling that interest rates will need to go higher in order to successfully quash inflation, although one guarded against inferring too much from recent unexpectedly-strong economic data.

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