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Inflation posts biggest rise in four months, PCE shows. Tariffs may be filtering into prices.  MarketWatch Consumer spending heated up a bit last month – but so did inflation  CNN Fed’s go-to inflation indicator edges higher in June as tariffs ramp up  Axios Key Inflation Measure Rose in June, Adding to Pressure on Fed  The New York Times Treasury yields slip as traders weigh …

Facebook Tweet Email Link US consumers continued to spend in June, powering the economy in the process, despite tariff-related price hikes becoming more present on store shelves and online. Consumer spending rose 0.3% from May, when spending was flat, according to Commerce Department data released Thursday. The report — which provides a comprehensive look on how prices are changing as …

Michele Bullock, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), speaks during a news conference at the bank’s head office in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, Apr. 1, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Australia’s headline inflation rate in the second quarter of the year slipped to its lowest point since March 2021, coming in at 2.1% year over year, …

Amazon, Apple, Visa, Meta, Jobs, the Fed, Inflation, and More to Watch This Week  Barron’s This could be the most consequential week for the economy in years  CNN A Data Deluge Brings a ‘Moment of Truth’ for Markets This Week  Bloomberg.com Trump’s economy faces historic week on interest rates, trade, jobs and more  Axios Cramer’s week ahead: Fed meeting, nonfarm payrolls, Big Tech earnings  CNBC …

Initial predictions about runaway inflation and empty shelves after President Donald Trump announced his sweeping tariffs in April have yet to materialize. Some in the Trump administration have taken that as a sign that he should double down on tariffs. Earlier this month, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent posted on X that the “inflation propagandists have been proven wrong.” White House …

“It looks like it’s about $3.1bn – it went up a little bit or a lot,” said Donald Trump, handing Jerome Powell a piece of paper as they stood amid construction at the US Federal Reserve’s Washington HQ. The usually unflappable Fed chief looked irritated, closed his eyes and shook his head. “I am not aware of that,” said Powell. …

Climate change-induced food price shocks are on the rise and could lead to more malnutrition, political upheaval and social unrest as the world’s poorest are hit by shortages of food staples. New research links last year’s surges in the price of potatoes in the UK, cabbages in South Korea, onions in India, and cocoa in Ghana to weather extremes that …

Housing Market Sends Mixed Signals as Inflation and Mortgage Rates Inch Up  Realtor.com Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, July 18, 2025: Mortgage rates are slightly lower than last summer  Yahoo Finance US mortgage rates are once again on the rise  Baton Rouge Business Report Second straight mortgage rate uptick, home prices still too high for most buyers  WKBN.com Mortgage Rates Barely Budge Today …

Top economist drops 6-word verdict on Trump tariffs, inflation  TheStreet The Economy Seems Healthy. Were the Warnings About Tariffs Overblown?  The New York Times Trump Effect Starts to Show Up in Economy – WSJ  The Wall Street Journal Here’s when a top economist says the US will see the most damage from Trump’s tariffs  Business Insider Trump Trade News: Tariffs Show Up in More …

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