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

February’s plunge in consumer confidence marks the third consecutive month-on-month decline, a concerning trend given that ...

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

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 middle-income households alongsi ...

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

CPI indicator rose 2.5% in the 12 months to January. • The top contributors to the annual movement were Food and ...

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 ...

Canton leaders say new sewer, water and sanitation rate increases are needed to cover the rising cost. How much are they ...

The current inflationary trends and economic indicators further buttress the imperative of rebasing Nigeria’s Consumer Price ...

The American consumer is getting worried about the economy. Economic jitters are showing up across various sentiment surveys as the Trump administration aims to reconfigure America’s trade ...

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