The RBA has maintained the Official Cash Rate (OCR) steady at 4.35% since November 2023, claiming inflation needs to “sustainably” return to its target band of 2% - 3% before considering a rate cut.
The Consumer Price Index rose 2.9 percent from a year earlier, but a measure of underlying inflation was more encouraging.
Inflation is proving stickier than expected, which could cause Fed to hit pause button on more interest rate cuts.
U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in nine months in December amid higher costs for energy goods, pointing to ...
U.S. consumer prices rose in December, pointing to elevated inflation and fewer interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
U.S. inflation likely worsened last month on the back of higher prices for gas, eggs, and used cars, a trend that could make ...
Recently, progress on inflation appeared to be stuck or, at worst, reversing: A closely watched gauge of underlying price ...
The Labor Department released the inflation report for December, which showed prices were up 2.9% from a year ago, in line ...
U.S. consumer confidence dipped for the second consecutive month in January. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its ...
Consumer inflation increased 2.9% in 2024, which is above the Federal Reserve's goal of 2%, but wages overall more than kept ...
Gas prices rose sharply, but investors homed in on a small decline in the core CPI.
The Federal Reserve will hold its first policy meeting of the year on Jan. 28 and 29, where it is widely expected to keep ...