‘It’s like when you see the tsunami coming in’: Agricultural economists are sounding the alarm about produce prices doubling
Milk prices jumping from $7 to $14, strawberries that feel like luxury goods, and a switch to processed…
Average rate on a 30-year mortgage slips to 10-month low
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage slipped this week to its lowest level in 10 months,…
Social Security COLA Shaping Up to Be ‘Lose-Lose’ for Retirees—Analyst
The 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is projected to be 2.7 percent, according to the latest estimate…
August consumer confidence dips in US with jobs, tariffs and high prices driving most unease
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ view of the U.S. economy declined modestly in August as anxiety over a weakening…
Stocks hold steady just below recent records on Wall Street
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are holding near breakeven in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as indexes…
Uneasy Labor Market Could Pose Broader Threat to US Economy
There’s good news and bad news these days when it comes to the American labor market. On the…
Singapore CPI eases to 0.6% — lowest since Jan. 2021
The Merlion statue in the central business district of Singapore, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg…
Stock market today: Dow eyes fresh highs as Nvidia to report
Stock futures edged up on Sunday evening as Wall Street looks ahead to another big week that will…
Europe’s economy can’t grow without migrants, Lagarde warns – POLITICO
Lagarde singled out Germany and Spain as examples. Germany’s GDP would be about 6 percent lower today without…
BOJ’s Ueda expects tightening job market to push up wages
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s 2025 Jackson Hole Economic…
Fed Chair Powell faces fresh challenges to Fed independence amid potential rate cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank could soon…
Can AI ‘sorcery’ solve the ‘productivity paradox’ that has gripped the economy for 25 years? A Shakespearean sea change is underfoot
The late plays by William Shakespeare are alternately called his “romances” or his “problem plays,” because of their…