South African inflation is subdued and food price rises are slowing, but the proposed VAT hike would throw a big spanner in the works.

Over 75% of Americans say they are cutting back spending and over half are electing to put off plans to account for the changing economic climate, according to a new Wells Fargo report.

In January, economists expect that overall PCE inflation rose 0.3% on a monthly basis and 2.5% on an annual basis, according to FactSet’s consensus estimates. They anticipate that the core measure of ...

Economist at the Efficient Group Dawie Roodt says the 3.2% increase in the Consumer Price Index is good news. He says markets ...

The Social Security Administration's 2024 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) has left many beneficiaries feeling shortchanged.

Retirees are often thought to be living on fixed incomes, but most of them are collecting Social Security benefits, and those ...

The latest Primerica Household Budget Index™ (HBI™), a monthly economic snapshot measuring the impact of inflation on ...

Australian consumer prices dipped month-on-month in January, dragged lower by a slowdown in housing costs and a drop in ...

Annual headline inflation remained at 2.5 per cent in January, but core inflation increased slightly from 2.7 to 2.8 per cent ...

Richmond Fed president Tom Barkin said Tuesday that he wants to keep interest rates 'modestly restrictive' until he gains more confidence inflation is returning to the central bank’s 2% goal, warning ...

Bitcoin dropped to a three-month low on Tuesday as investors backed off risky assets amid growing economic uncertainty.

Social Security beneficiaries receive an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to keep the purchasing power of benefits aligned with rising prices across the economy. The official 2026 COLA will not ...