A measure of prices paid to US producers was unchanged in September, restrained by declines in gasoline, suggesting further progress toward tamer inflation. The producer price index for final demand was flat from August after rising 0.2% in the prior month, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report out Friday. From a year ago,…
U.S. inflation has hit its lowest level since early 2021, marking a cooling trend in three years of economic price pressures. The Labor Department reported Thursday that consumer prices rose 2.4 percent in September compared to the same month last year, down slightly from 2.5 percent in August. This marks the smallest annual increase since…
I’m Malcolm Scott, international economics enterprise editor in Sydney. Today we’re looking at China’s stock market rally. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net or get in touch on X via @economics. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here. Confronted by slowing growth and disinflationary pressures,…
The Federal Reserve’s preferred price metric and a snapshot of consumer demand are seen corroborating both the central bank’s aggressive interest-rate cut and Chair Jerome Powell’s view that the economy remains strong. Economists see the personal consumption expenditures price index rising just 0.1% in August for the second time in three months. The inflation gauge…
Softening US economic data spurred the Federal Reserve into decisive action this week to support growth. An even weaker set of data out of China has left investors puzzled why its government hasn’t also mounted a concerted response. In fact, Chinese fiscal policy has shown evidence of tightening, not loosening. Monetary policy similarly shows no…
The Federal Reserve kicked off its campaign to lower interest rates with a larger-than-typical half percentage-point cut, while the Bank of England decided against a second consecutive reduction. The Fed’s rate cut, which was larger than forecasters had generally anticipated, is Chair Jerome Powell’s attempt at ensuring a soft landing for the economy. In the…
To get John Authers’ newsletter delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here. The last few days have been an exercise in game theory. What were the main motivations for the Federal Reserve, and would that prompt them toward a cut of 0.25% or 0.5% in the fed funds rate? We have our answer, and…
India’s overtaking of China in key global gauges will likely usher in a bigger influx of foreign flows, giving equities in the South Asian country another boost. India has overtaken China in the MSCI AC World IMI Index with a 2.35% weighting compared to a 2.24% for the latter, according to a Morgan Stanley report…
The dollar rose in the aftermath of the Federal Reserve’s supersized rate cut, with traders waiting for decisions from the UK and Japanese central banks over the next 24 hours to assess their combined impact on markets. The greenback gained against virtually every major currency after the Fed delivered a half percentage point rate cut,…
It’s 1 a.m. and Thomas Wu is riding his bike on the empty streets of Shanghai. The 43-year-old insurance executive has had another meltdown. Wu’s pay has been slashed by 20% in a nationwide push to lower salaries at state-owned finance companies. He frets about layoffs and wonders how he’ll find 600,000 yuan ($84,500) to…