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Official figures show that inflation in Britain has fallen to its lowest level since late 2016

Rising gasoline prices lift US consumer inflation 0.2% in December; workers’ earnings don’t keep up

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In her first year as Federal Reserve chair, Janet Yellen presided over a divided policy panel

A top Federal Reserve official says the US central bank needs to re-orient its policies toward fighting inflation that is too low, rather than its historic focus on keeping inflation from getting too high

Soaring pork prices that nearly doubled in December kept China's inflation at a seven-year high despite government efforts to ease meat shortages caused by a disease outbreak

Soaring pork prices that nearly doubled in December kept China's inflation at a seven-year high despite government efforts to ease meat shortages caused by a disease outbreak

China's food prices jumped 17.4% in December over a year earlier, driven by surging pork costs despite official efforts to ease shortages caused by a disease outbreak

Inflation across the 19-country eurozone spiked to a six-month high in December even before the recent spike in oil prices in the wake of the U.S.-sanctioned killing of Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani, official figures showed Tuesday

Official figures show that inflation across the 19-country eurozone spiked to a six-month high in December

Fed saw little risk of a recession last month as it kept rates steady after three cuts

Americans increased their spending in November at the fastest pace in four months while income growth rebounded to the strongest gain since August. The Commerce Department said Friday that consumer spending rose 0.4% last month, led by a big jump in spending on durable goods such as autos

Sweden's central bank says it has raised its benchmark interest rate to zero from minus 0.25% amid signs that inflation is picking up

With crops ruined by a combination of drought and rot, the price of onions has skyrocketed in India and added to worries over food inflation at a time when the slowing economy has become a liability for the government

Inflation in Britain held steady at 1.5% in the year to November, way below the Bank of England's target of 2%

Inflation in Britain held steady at 1.5% in the year to November, way below the Bank of England's target of 2%

Christine Lagarde is wasting no time in putting her stamp on the European Central Bank

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Chairman Jerome Powell has made clear that the Federal Reserve is prepared to keep its benchmark interest rate very low through at least next year and possibly longer

The Federal Reserve is leaving its benchmark interest rate alone and signaling that it expects to keep low rates unchanged through next year

Higher energy prices lifted U.S. overall consumer prices in November

The Federal Reserve is set to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday and will likely signal that it expects rates to remain low well into next year despite a robust job market

The new head of the European Central Bank is getting ready to give her first official assessment of the eurozone economy

Asian stock markets are lower as investors look ahead to U.S. and European interest rate decisions and a possible American tariff hike on Chinese imports