Inflation
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Streaming Prices Jump Nearly 70% in Four Years as Rates Keep Rising
MUMBAI, September 12 — The average monthly cost of the most popular streaming services has climbed nearly 70%…
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Distressed Sales Stay at 2% as Existing-Home Sales Hit 3.98 Million Pace
WASHINGTON, September 11 — The story begins with a number that looks like trouble: existing home sales in…
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US home sales slow to weakest pace in over a year as rates rise
WASHINGTON, September 11 — The story of the American housing market this autumn is one of a market…
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Nikkei Falls 2.8% as $108 Oil and BOJ Rate Fears Grip Tokyo
TOKYO, September 11 — Japan’s Nikkei stock index fell 2.8% on Friday, closing at its weakest level in…
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ECB Revises Up Euro Area Growth Projections for 2026 and 2027
FRANKFURT, September 10 — The European Central Bank’s September 2026 staff macroeconomic projections describe a euro area economy…
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Rising renovation costs add new headwind for home flippers
JERSEY CITY, September 10 — The cost of fixing up a home climbed at its fastest pace in…
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Fed September Rate Hike Odds Near a Coin Flip After Warsh Jackson Hole Speech
WASHINGTON, September 10 — The Federal Open Market Committee meets next week, and the odds of another rate…
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Oil Hits $105 a Barrel, Bond Yields Surge on Inflation Fears
LONDON, September 10 — Brent crude touched $105 a barrel on Wednesday, a level last seen in 2023,…
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New Homeowners Face Repair Bills and Rising Ownership Costs, Surveys Find
Washington, September 9 — Repair and remodeling costs for U.S. homes rose at their fastest pace in two…
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Iran Hits at Ships Near Hormuz and Oil Crosses $100
SINGAPORE, Sept. 9 — Asian stock markets traded mixed on Monday, September 7, following broadly negative cues from…
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Nikkei Plunges 1,130 Points as Yen Surge Hits Exporters
TOKYO, Sept. 8 — A violent swing in the yen tore through Japanese equities on Monday, with the…
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Fed Official Warsh Says Higher Rate Hike Likely Amid Treasury Yield Pressures
Warsh warns of sticky inflation and higher Treasury yields Jackson Hole, August 25 — Former Federal Reserve Governor…
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NZ Trade Terms Plunge On 79 Percent Fuel Import Price Surge
WELLINGTON, Sept 6 — New Zealand’s terms of trade suffered their steepest quarterly deterioration in over a decade…
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Global Bond Sell-Off Pushes U.S. Treasury Yields to 24-Year Highs
Washington, September 5 — The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury reached 4.80%, the highest since early 2025,…
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Rising Bond Yields Signal Higher Borrowing Costs, Inflation Fears
WASHINGTON, September 3 — Interest rates on government bonds are rising again around the world, making borrowing more…
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ECB Policymakers Saw Another Rate Hike as Likely After July Pause, Account Shows
FRANKFURT, September 3 — The European Central Bank is poised to resume its interest rate tightening campaign as…
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Fed’s Waller Signals Support for Holding Rates Steady in September
WASHINGTON, September 3 — Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller has signaled he will back holding the central bank’s…
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DOJ Expands Beef Price-Fixing Probe to Eight Major U.S. Grocery Retailers
WASHINGTON, September 3 — The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division has widened its probe into beef affordability,…
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US National Debt Hits $40 Trillion Amid Rising Costs
WASHINGTON — The national debt of the United States has surpassed $40 trillion for the first time, according…
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Treasury yields jump as traders bet on a Fed rate hike while US stocks slip
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 — The yield on the benchmark 10-year US Treasury note climbed to its highest level…
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Global Bond Yields Hit Highest Since 2008 as Oil Tops $100 and Rate Worries Return
WASHINGTON, September 2 Government bond yields have climbed to their highest levels since 2008, driven by a coordinated…
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Six Months Into the Iran War, Investors Prosper While Consumers Pay
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 — Six months into the Iran war, the conflict’s economic toll has split sharply along…
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Conference Board: Consumer Confidence Ticks Down in August
Washington, September 2 — The Conference Board reported a decline in its Consumer Confidence Index, reflecting growing caution…
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Asian Stocks Slide as Oil Tops $100 and Bond Yields Climb on Rate Fears
Tokyo, September 1 — Asian stock markets are falling sharply, following a negative session on Wall Street overnight,…
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