How Iran oil shock differs from 1970s stagflation
Key Points Fears of higher prices and slower economic growth have unsettled markets over the past week following…
Retail prices could rise after Strait of Hormuz closure
The Iran war could soon mean higher prices on store shelves for consumers. Iran’s effective closure of the…
Fourth-quarter GDP revised down to just 0.7% growth; January core inflation was 3.1%
Economic growth was much slower than expected in the final three months of 2025 while core inflation rose…
Oil market reserve release fails to calm crude prices
A dark smoke cloud engulfs destroyed vehicles near an ongoing fire following an overnight airstrike on the Shahran…
CPI inflation report February 2026:
Prices consumers pay for a broad range of goods and services rose in line with expectations for February,…
New inflation data is set for release Wednesday. How to trade it
Traders see the February consumer inflation report as a major inflection point for their Federal Reserve outlooks and…
China consumer inflation hits three-year high as producer deflation eases
BEIJING, CHINA – NOVEMBER 6: Women wearing Qing Dynasty-style costumes take photos inside the Forbidden City on November…
Warren calls Trump’s bluff on affordability after State of the Union
Ranking member Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questions Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban…
PPI January 2026:
Wholesale prices rose at a faster-than-expected pace in January, countering hopes that inflation was easing, the Bureau of…
Stock market today: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Feb. 20, 2026…
Trump to hike global tariffs to 15% from 10%, ‘effective immediately’
President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would increase global tariffs to 15% from 10%, one day after…