Here's what Westpac says the RBA will do with interest rates next week
Does Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) believe the RBA will cut interest rates next week? Let's find out what it is ...
Inflation, interest rates, and market confusion: What’s next?
It’s not logical for the dollar to fall when the US has the better growth, inflation not cooling, a semi-hawkish central ...
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Trump’s tariff plan would raise inflation and cost U.S. jobs, economist Mark Zandi says
President Trump ramped up his trade battles with countries around the world today after he announced a plan for new reciprocal tariffs that could take effect this spring. The tariffs would match the ...
How Ukraine Pitched Trump on a Deal for Critical Minerals
President Trump says he wants to make a deal for minerals from Ukraine in exchange for aid. That followed a long effort by ...
White House economist says reciprocal tariff negotiations with other countries underway
Talks reportedly took place between the Trump White House and "other countries" to negotiate further on reciprocal tariffs, ...
CPI Inflation Was Higher Than Expected In January
Inflation rose unexpectedly in January, with the Consumer Price Index rising 3% over the last 12 months, up from 2.9% in ...
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Ukraine fears being cut out of talks between America and Russia
Editor’s note: On February 12th President Donald Trump confirmed that he had spoken to Vladimir Putin. Mr Trump said they had ...
Inflation hit 7-month high of 3% in January. Here's what it means for Fed rate cuts
Inflation slowed through much of last year – falling as low as 2.4% from a 40-year high of 9.1% in mid-2022 – but it has remained stubbornly high since fall. The cost of services such as car insurance ...
Iran's Supreme Leader Mocks Trump over "Gulf of America"
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei took a dig at the US President's attempts to "redraw the map of the world" by renaming the Gulf of Mexico.
Fed's Powell, quizzed about trade, Musk, and bank safety, says economy is fine
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in his first appearance before Congress since the inauguration, vouched for the ...
Tariffs, Tax Cuts Top a Crowded Economic Agenda as Fed Chairman Jerome Powell Heads to Congress
And this week will provide an example of that with the time-worn spectacle of a Federal Reserve chairman giving Congress a semiannual update on the economy and interest rates. The week also provides ...
Here's why one economist sees no Fed rate cuts this year
One economist expects the Federal Reserve to halt its policy as inflation risks increase due to potential effects of ...