The annual rate for Series I bonds could fall below 5% in May based on inflation and other factors, financial experts say. Here's what to know.
Andrew Bailey says inflation is in line with BoE forecasts but view of markets is that data will delay interest rate cutsAnalysis: Sunak hopes of pre-election rate cuts frustratedThe governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has shrugged off a smaller-than-expected drop in inflation last month, saying he expected a sharp fall towards the government’s 2% target next month.Speaking in Washington after news that the government’s preferred measure of the cost of living had eased to 3.2% in...
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Australian inflation has come in hotter than expected after lifting 3.6 per cent in the 12 months to March. But the consumer price index also cooled from 4.1 per cent in the previous corresponding year, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported. On a quarterly basis, inflation rose one per cent, up from 0.6 per cent […]
In the latest TV ratings, CBS’ Young Sheldon was Thursday’s most watched program, while ABC‘s coverage of the NFL Draft (Round 1) dominated in the coveted-and-delicious 18-49 demo. CBS | Young Sheldon (with 6.9 million total viewers and a 0.4 rating) was down a tick in both measures. Ghosts (6.1 mil/0.5) and the recently cancelled […]
Buyers are highly considering newly built homes amid a shortage of available homes in the U.S. Here's what this means and where prices are standing.
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If Alex Caruso is on the court, the Chicago Bulls guard is going all out. That won’t change Friday night, regardless of his left ankle injury.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Skies will be more clear Thursday following a weak cold front Wednesday evening/overnight. The Rest of the Evening Partly to mostly cloudy skies will be likely early tonight before some clearing occurs after midnight, especially over the northern half of the region. A small shower or two will be possible through the evening, however overall rain
Rising inflation has led consumers to rethink the idea that inflation was going to come down a lot this year. | Economy
Homicides are falling across the U.S. And that shift could impact the role crime — often a top voter concern — plays as an issue in November's election. But it is a phenomenon for which experts don't have a clear explanation. Some say homicide peaks come and go in cycles, some say policing improved after the []
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is alone in its perception that Nigeria’s surging inflation is fueled by excess liquidity. CBN has inauspiciously pushed the monetary policy rate (MPR), the nation’s benchmark lending rate to a record 24.75 per cent, while banks cash reserve ratio (CRR) stands menacingly at 45 per cent in a […]