New official figures show that inflation, the rate at which prices rise over time, fell again in March.
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...
Inflation in the UK fell to its lowest level in two-and-a-half years in March after a further easing in food prices, official figures show, a development that could further pave the way for a welcome cut in interest rates soon. Consumer prices rose by 3.2 per cent in the year to March, down from 3.4 […]
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On Friday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Jared Bernstein reacted to the March PCE report that showed the yearly PCE inflation rate increasing with the annual core rate holding steady along with
Rising inflation has led consumers to rethink the idea that inflation was going to come down a lot this year. | Economy
The Office for National Statistics is expected to reveal that Consumer Prices Index inflation was around 3.1% in March.
An inflation measure closely watched by the Federal Reserve rose faster than expected in March as high prices continue to weigh on millions of Americans. The personal consumption expenditures index showed that consumer prices rose 0.3% from the previous month, according to the Labor Department, in line with expectations. On an annual basis, prices climbed 2.7% – higher than both the 2.6% forecast from LSEG economists and the 2.5% reading recorded the previous month. In another sign that progress...
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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 […]
Apple has dropped the number of Vision Pro units that it plans to ship in 2024, going from an expected 700 to 800k units to just 400k to 450k units, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Orders have been scaled back before the Vision Pro has launched in markets outside of the United States, which Kuo says is a sign that demand in the U.S. has "fallen sharply beyond expectations." As a result, Apple is expected to take a "conservative view" of headset demand when the Vision Pro launches...