Hong Kong’s jobless rate has remained unchanged since the start of the year, new figures show, although the labour chief has warned of rising pressure on unemployment as fresh graduates enter the workforce. The Census and Statistics Department said on Thursday that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 3.7 per cent for the May-to-July…
FUYANG, CHINA – 2026/02/14: Shoppers push carts through festively decorated supermarket aisles, with red lanterns and “Golden Horse Welcoming Spring” banners hanging overhead. Sheldon Cooper | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images China’s consumer inflation recorded the biggest jump in more than three years, as an extended holiday bolstered spending while deflation in factory-gate…
(Bloomberg) — In the history of the silver market, prices had traded above $40 an ounce for only a handful of brief periods before last year. On Friday, exhausted traders watched in shock as the precious metal plunged by that much in less than twenty hours. For weeks, traders across the metals world have spent…
John Williams, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, speaks during an Economic Club of New York (ECNY) event in New York, US, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. David Dee Delgado | Bloomberg | Getty Images Communication at the Federal Reserve, particularly at the highest levels, rarely happens by…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on November 17, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — European markets resumed their sell off on Wednesday amid lingering doubts over tech stocks, with investors eagerly awaiting Nvidia earnings later….
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the Federal Reserve on Oct. 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell wasn’t kidding a couple weeks ago when he said a December rate cut wasn’t in…
Certain stocks that show a larger than usual sensitivity to declines in short-term interest rates could take off if the Federal Reserve cuts again on Wednesday and signals more easing is ahead. If history repeats itself, names like Blackstone and AvalonBay Communities should rally into year-end. The central bank’s movement of its overnight benchmark influences…
A shopper at a grocery store in Dayton, Ohio, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday released its much-anticipated consumer price index report, delayed a week and a half because of the government shutdown. Here are the five most important takeaways: While…
Wall Street gets more information on corporate America next week, with third-quarter earnings shifting into high gear. There’s also important inflation data coming. The earnings season is off to a strong start, with financials topping expectations thanks to the likelihood of lower interest rates and greater merger and acquisition activity. S & P 500 earnings…
An inflation pattern is forming in the consumer price charts in the same way it did in the 1970s, a potentially troubling indicator for the financial markets. Investors should take a look at the shape of the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge today versus how it looked in the days of Presidents Nixon, Ford and…