Inflation

Tariffs also played a role as the average price of a new car sold rose 3.4 percent from a year ago.

‘That would be the exact same as last year’s COLA of 2.8 percent,’ a seniors group said.

All eyes will be on next month’s consumer price index report because of the Iranian conflict.

A prolonged conflict would further delay ships in the Strait of Hormuz, leading to product shortages and higher production and transportation costs.

Businesses suggest that prices will ‘rise at a somewhat slower pace in the near term.’

Crude oil prices surged 8 percent following the joint U.S.-Israel strikes in Iran.

Economists had penciled in a reading of 0.3 percent.

Taxpayer-backed public sector wage growth continues to outpace the private sector.

Growth in consumer prices continues to stabilize to kick off 2026.

U.S. continues to lead the world with its domestic GDP growth, and once Kevin Warsh will be confirmed, the U.S. dollar is expected to continue to firm up.

The bill will suspend indexation of the beer excise retrospectively from Aug. 1, 2025, preventing the usual twice-yearly increases linked to inflation.

The shadow treasurer pushed the treasurer on ’the 13th interest rate rise under Labor.’

In a unanimous decision on Feb. 3, the RBA board hiked interest rates by 25 basis points, six months after the last rate cut in August 2025.

Trump’s nominee said he wanted to remove ‘central bank fast food’ from the Federal Reserve menu.

Power prices and housing costs pushed December inflation above the RBA’s target range, fuelling speculation of a rate hike next week.

Core inflation came in below economists’ expectations.

Falling energy prices pulled eurozone inflation down to the ECB’s 2 percent target, even as services costs stayed elevated.

AAA data show the national average price for regular gasoline fell again as 2026 began, extending a broad nationwide decline.

Monetary policymakers continued debating whether employment or inflation were greater risks to the U.S. economy.

‘I’m positive about the economy in 2026, with some reservations,’ says economist Rick Pederson.

Tariffs also played a role as the average price of a new car sold rose 3.4 percent from a year ago.

‘That would be the exact same as last year’s COLA of 2.8 percent,’ a seniors group said.

All eyes will be on next month’s consumer price index report because of the Iranian conflict.

A prolonged conflict would further delay ships in the Strait of Hormuz, leading to product shortages and higher production and transportation costs.

Businesses suggest that prices will ‘rise at a somewhat slower pace in the near term.’

Crude oil prices surged 8 percent following the joint U.S.-Israel strikes in Iran.

Economists had penciled in a reading of 0.3 percent.

Taxpayer-backed public sector wage growth continues to outpace the private sector.

Growth in consumer prices continues to stabilize to kick off 2026.

U.S. continues to lead the world with its domestic GDP growth, and once Kevin Warsh will be confirmed, the U.S. dollar is expected to continue to firm up.

The bill will suspend indexation of the beer excise retrospectively from Aug. 1, 2025, preventing the usual twice-yearly increases linked to inflation.

The shadow treasurer pushed the treasurer on ’the 13th interest rate rise under Labor.’

In a unanimous decision on Feb. 3, the RBA board hiked interest rates by 25 basis points, six months after the last rate cut in August 2025.

Trump’s nominee said he wanted to remove ‘central bank fast food’ from the Federal Reserve menu.

Power prices and housing costs pushed December inflation above the RBA’s target range, fuelling speculation of a rate hike next week.

Core inflation came in below economists’ expectations.

Falling energy prices pulled eurozone inflation down to the ECB’s 2 percent target, even as services costs stayed elevated.

AAA data show the national average price for regular gasoline fell again as 2026 began, extending a broad nationwide decline.

Monetary policymakers continued debating whether employment or inflation were greater risks to the U.S. economy.

‘I’m positive about the economy in 2026, with some reservations,’ says economist Rick Pederson.