Browsing: Inflation

September’s jobs report extended a trend that illustrates consumers’ widespread pain: Their pay is not keeping pace with inflation.

(Corrects year-on-year PCE price index increase to 3.4% from 2.6% in paragraph 2)

(Kitco News) – Investors may be tempted by U.S. Treasury yields above 5%, but one prominent market strategist warns that rising borrowing costs represent a growing threat to both financial markets and the broader economy, creating an environment in which investors need to remain broadly diversified with exposure to gold and other commodities.

WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Company chief financial officers expect higher inflation this year and next, and have begun to cite rising interest rates as a top ‌concern, according to a new US Federal Reserve survey.

Sept 23 (Reuters) – Growth in British business activity cooled this month and inflation pressure built, a survey showed on Wednesday, an awkward backdrop ‌for finance minister John Healey ahead of his first budget next month.

WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – U.S. consumer prices accelerated in August as the cost of gasoline rebounded after two straight monthly declines, bolstering financial market expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates next week.

NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — U.S. wholesale inflation accelerated in August, adding fresh uncertainty to financial markets ahead of the Federal Reserve’s September policy meeting. The Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 0.4% in August and 5.4% from a year earlier, up from 4.8% in July.

NEW YORK, Sept. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rising oil prices and renewed geopolitical tensions are putting global financial markets under pressure, with investors increasingly focused on inflation and the direction of monetary policy. Brent crude recently climbed to around $97.50 per barrel, marking an increase of roughly 35% since February, as concerns over disruptions…

The U.S. inflation rate was 3.4% as of July 2026, based on the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, and it’s well above the Federal Reserve’s target inflation rate of 2.0% (although the Fed measures that goal using the PCE price…

On Thursday, the U.S. will release its August report for inflation at the wholesale level, called the Producer Price Index, or the PPI. It provides details on prices for businesses before they pass along the costs to consumers.