The numbers, while a crescendo on the rising unemployment numbers of Black Americans dating back to December 2023, have not yet risen to the point of alarm for experts.
New official figures show that inflation, the rate at which prices rise over time, fell again in March.
For restaurants and retailers in particular, it can lead to something the Federal Reserve's Beige Book calls "lumpy" pricing.
The number of mortgage applications, including refinancings and additions, increased by 16 percent in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same quarter last year. Applications for the purchase of a home increased by 19 percent, De Hypotheker reported on Wednesday. Half of these applications were from young home buyers under the age of 35.
Figures show sales rose 3.5% in March, the first increase above inflation since early in the crisisHigh street retailers benefited from a jump in consumer spending over the Easter bank holiday weekend, according to industry figures showing an increase in footfall and sales despite the cost of living crisis.Data collected by doorway sensors at thousands of shops across the UK showed footfall increased by 7% compared with Easter 2023 over the four days from Good Friday to Easter Monday, while the...
ABS data shows changes in grocery consumption, prompting concerns over eating habits and the nation’s health Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralians are buying less fruit and vegetables and consuming less milk, as relentless increases in grocery prices upend eating habits, raising concerns over the nation’s health.Overall, shoppers are buying less of just about everything, with consumption falling from 15.1m tonnes to 14.8m tonnes in 2022-23,...
Additional measures from 30 April for imported animal and plant products could hike costs by 10% in first year, says Allianz TradeNew post-Brexit UK border controls coming into force later this month will cost British businesses £2bn and fuel higher inflation, according to a report warning that UK-EU trade will be damaged as a result.With less than a month before the introduction of new checks on animal and plant products from 30 April, the insurer Allianz Trade said the controls agreed under...
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The data comes after Japan's unions secured the highest wage increases in 33 years. But those pay hikes benefit only a fraction of Japan's workers.
Schools stand to collectively lose more than £1billion in funding by 2030 because they cannot fill their places, potentially leading to heads taking 'cost-cutting measures', mergers and closures.
Annual profits at Tesco have surged 160 per cent to £2.3billion - but the increase has triggered accusations of profiteering amid the biggest cost of living squeeze since the Second World War .
The presenter advised people looking to get on the property ladder to abandon their hopes of buying a house in the UK and 'move to another country where the housing market is healthy'.