Inflation eased slightly in April, providing at least a bit of relief for consumers while still holding above levels that would suggest a cut in interest rates is imminent. The consumer price index, a broad measure of how much goods and services cost at the cash register, increased 0.3%...
Markets underestimate geopolitical risk as raft of elections looms, ECB’s De Guindos says
Europe's macroeconomic outlook is brighter — but markets may be underestimating the potential for sudden destabilization due to geopolitics, the vice-president of the European Central Bank said Thursday. "We are talking about the electoral cycle that is going to take place not only in the U.S., but as well...
Europe must avoid ‘disaster’ of trade decoupling as it eyes China tariffs, EU’s economics chief says
The European Union must avoid a harmful decoupling of global trade as it mulls tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other goods, the bloc's economic chief said Wednesday. "I think that as far as Europe is concerned we need a more mature attitude in our trade, securing our economy...
Here’s everything to expect from Wednesday’s key report on inflation
People shop in the food section of a retail store in Rosemead, California, Jan. 19, 2024. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Inflation trends may have gotten a little less dreary in April, though they are still likely to keep the Federal Reserve uncomfortable enough to stay...