Trump imposes tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, raising prospect of inflation and trade conflict
New trade penalties against Canada, Mexico and China that President Donald Trump plans to impose represent an aggressive ...
High Inflation Sows Debate About New Fed Playbook for Tariffs
Fresh tariffs amid high inflation are making the Fed’s job uniquely difficult and feeding uncertainty about what to expect ...
Is the US jobs market still looking solid?
Last week the Federal Reserve described the US labour market as “solid” and noted that the unemployment rate had stabilised. This week’s monthly jobs report on Friday will put that view to the test.
Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady as inflation remains above 2%
The Federal Reserve opted to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged in its first policy meeting since President Trump's ...
Fed leaves rate unchanged, points to stubborn inflation
The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday after cutting it three times in a row last year, a ...
Market talk
The US labour market is also in focus next week with an update on hires and fires over December on Tuesday. Payroll data for January also arrives on Friday with 170,000 non-farm jobs expected to have ...
Trump tariffs spark panic and anger in Canada and Mexico
President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico sparked panic and condemnation from the US’s top trading partners, who said the levies would devastate North America’s economy and overturn ...
ECB delivers quarter-point cut and little change in tone
ECB cuts the deposit rate by a quarter point to 2.75 per cent as expected and offers little shift in tone from December as it continues to move policy away from restrictive territory ...
Rice price rise pushes Japan to tap strategic reserves
Teikoku Databank, a research company that tracks historic changes in the cost of assembling a plate of Japan’s beloved curry ...
How low will UK interest rates go?
Bond markets in the UK may be more sensitive to fiscal credibility following the turbulence after the 2022 Liz Truss budget. But fiscal sustainability in the UK does not significantly differ from some ...