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New CPI series unlikely to alter inflation outlook: SBI Research

The new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series with base year 2024 reflects significant structural changes in consumption patterns and inflation measurement, but is unlikely to materially alter the overall ...
U.S. News & World Report

Central Banks' Inflation Mood Puzzle: More Judgment Than Science

FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - The world's central bankers may be attempting the impossible: to get ⁠into ⁠the psyche of business executives, labour unions and ordinary households in ⁠real ...
CNBC

Here’s the inflation breakdown for January 2026 — in one chart

The consumer price index, an inflation barometer, declined to 2.4% in January on an annual basis, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's down from 2.7% in December. The numbers appear ...
Christian Science Monitor

Balancing act for new Fed chair: Taming inflation amid rate-cut pressures

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
The Conversation

What exactly is inflation, and are interest rates the only option for dealing with it?

Just when we thought it was safe to return to the supermarket aisle, it seems inflation has come back to bite us again. Worse, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) predicts it will linger for longer ...