Inflation in the World

Inflation Comes in Lower Than Expected

A big inflation report is on the way Wednesday. Here's what to expect

The consumer price index for February is forecast to show an increase of 0.3% for goods and services across the largest economy in the world.

Financial Times · 17h

US inflation fell more than expected to 2.8% in February

US inflation fell more than expected to 2.8 per cent in February, bolstering the case for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates amid signs of slowing growth in the world’s largest economy. Wednesday’s annual consumer price index figure was below January’s 3 per cent and the 2.9 per cent expected by economists, according to a Reuters poll.

Business Insider · 22h

February CPI Report: Inflation Comes in Lower Than Expected

Positive inflation data from the February Consumer Price Index (CPI) report has investors excited today. That’s thanks to year-over-year

inflation, US and wholesale prices

The Financial Express · 25m

US wholesale inflation eases in February amid tariff tensions

Core wholesale prices, which exclude volatile food and energy costs, declined by 0.1 per cent from January—marking the first monthly decrease since July. On a yearly basis, core prices rose 3.4 per cent, down from 3.8 per cent in January, indicating a gradual cooling of inflationary pressures.

The Associated Press on MSN · 58m

February US wholesale prices unchanged showing inflation easing, though trade wars threaten trend

U.S. wholesale inflation decelerated last month, suggesting that price pressures are easing for now. But the progress may not last as President Trump intensifies his trade wars. The Labor Department reported Thursday that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it reaches consumers — was unchanged from January

LA Times on MSN · 21h

US inflation cooled last month, though trade war threatens to lift prices

U.S. inflation slowed last month for the first time since September even as additional tariffs on steel and aluminum kicked in Wednesday that could send prices higher.

C.E.O.s Look Beyond a Rosy Inflation Report

Better-than-expected price data can’t quite blunt worries about consumers pulling back, as companies keep scrambling to ...

Marketplace14h

Food inflation was 0% last month. But people who eat aren’t feeling relief.

Grocery price hikes canceled out price drops in February, the CPI shows. But since 2020, the overall cost of food is up 24%.

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Trump’s chief economist has a blueprint to force countries to pay for tariffs without reigniting inflation, but he says the path to success is narrow

Markets have been unconvinced, with stocks repeatedly selling off amid Trump’s on-again, off-again threats and, despite ...

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Argentina’s inflation seen rising slightly in February: Reuters Poll

Argentina's monthly inflation rate likely rose in February, slightly higher than the figure recorded in January, a Reuters ...

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Inflation eased more than expected in February, ahead of steel and aluminum tariffs

The latest snapshot of ongoing inflation comes amid a new wave of tariffs of 25 percent on steel and aluminum imports, which ...

Bank of Canada Shows Inflation Will Shape Trade War Response

The Bank of Canada made clear that central banks around the world are fighting an entirely different war than the pandemic — but post-Covid inflation fears are haunting policymakers as they try to ...

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POLL India inflation likely eased below 4% in February for the first time in six months

India's February consumer inflation likely eased below the Reserve Bank of India's medium-term target of 4.0% for the first ...

India’s Retail Inflation 2025 Highlights: Retail inflation eases to 3.61% in February

India’s Retail Inflation 2025, Retail Inflation outlook for February 2025 news updates: Retail inflation based on Consumer ...

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The stock market is traumatized. The inflation report just gave it a glimmer of hope.

Recession chatter is still making the rounds on Wall Street, but cooler inflation is quelling fears of a dire scenario for ...

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