State Street chief investment officer Lori Heinel believes a rate cut in June is "likely."
Items bought in shops are becoming more expensive at the slowest pace in more than two years, according to latest industry figures which show that some prices are actually falling. It means that goods, such as clothes and food, are becoming more costly but far less than before, according to the shop price index from the trade organisation for UK retailers, the British Retail Consortium (BRC), and retail behaviour researchers NielsenIQ. Why have some prices fallen? The shop price index for April...
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Australia’s hotly anticipated quarterly consumer price index will land amid fears inflation progress is stalling in some advanced economies and threatening to delay interest rate cuts. Consecutive months of hotter-than-expected United States inflation data have pushed back the expected timing of rate cuts in the world’s biggest economy to later this year. Australian interest-rate markets […]
“Our estimations suggest that the 10.6% year-to-date depreciation of the Ghanaian Cedi could elevate Ghana’s annual inflation profile by between 80 basis points – 100 basis points at end of 2024 as the FX [foreign exchange] pressures pass through higher transport fares, utility tariffs, and imported items.”
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OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says central banks will make monetary policy decisions geared toward their own economies, which means some countries may begin cutting interest rates before others. Macklem made the comments while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of International Monetary Fund meetings in Washington, D.C. Friday. “We've all been resolute in our commitment to restore price stability, and we've matched those words with action that has helped us all bring...
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates continue to increase in Central Oregon, with slight increases in all three Central Oregon counties last month, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday. Total nonfarm employment also increased over the month of March, with marginal increases in each county, the department said. Here's the full report: Crook