Why Trump’s sweeping new tariffs are fueling stagflation concerns among economists
Some economists are cautioning that President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on U.S. trade partners, which took effect Thursday,…
Trump defends economy with charts after tariffs, firing head of labor data
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unexpectedly summoned reporters to the Oval Office on Thursday to present them…
Market whiplash after the 2025 tariff shock: an event-targeted VAR approach
Summary Focus On 2 April 2025, the US administration announced sweeping tariff measures that triggered a sharp sell-off…
Relief for RBNZ – inflation expectations settle
Another box has been ticked on the way to the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) cutting the Official Cash Rate…
NZ two-year inflation expectations ease to 2.28% QoQ in Q3 2025
New Zealand’s (NZ) inflation expectations declined on a 12-month and a two-year time frame for the third quarter of 2025, the Reserve…
Top analyst says the next 5 years could see ‘no growth in workers at all’ and sends a warning about the fate of the U.S. economy
As the U.S. labor market shows clear signs of stalling, one of Wall Street’s leading strategists is sounding…
It’s Trump’s economy now. The latest financial numbers offer some warning signs
WASHINGTON (AP) — For all of President Donald Trump’s promises of an economic “golden age,” a spate of…
Home prices rise across all capital cities in July, as Cotality index lifts for sixth month
Australian property prices have scaled new record highs as demand for housing offsets buyer concerns about the Reserve…
Australia’s real inflation cause? Complete lack of competition
Talk about burying the lede. Hidden in an appendix to the Productivity Commission’s draft proposal to overhaul company…
Key inflation gauge picks up on goods, spending barely rises
The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of underlying inflation increased in June at one of the fastest paces this…
Key US inflation gauge rose last month as Trump’s tariffs lifted goods prices
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge ticked higher last month in a sign that President Donald…
Did the RBA misfire with its decision to hold rates this month?
What do you get when inflation falls at the same time unemployment is rising? Rate cuts, that’s what.…