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Headline GDP and inflation figures are sending mixed signals as the United States heads into 2026. Growth looks surprisingly strong on paper while price pressures hover near 3 percent, a level that feels manageable to markets but stubborn to central bankers.

Inflation isn’t a four-letter word, but the way that everyone from economists to TV pundits to politicians talks about it, it might as well be. Even if you don’t know exactly how inflation works, you’ve heard enough to be concerned about the sucker ...

Mortgage rates increased on Thursday for the second week in a row, on the heels of June inflation data that showed consumer prices surging to a four-month high. The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans increased to 6.75% for the week ending July 17, up ...

New IRS tax brackets for 2026 could slightly increase paychecks for millions of American workers. Lower brackets widened by nearly four percent, offering modest relief against inflation-driven wage pressure.

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says it will publish two separate inflation figures for December after changes to its

HIGH food prices amid lingering effects of adverse weather and strong holiday demand can push the inflation rate for December to a higher level, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Monday.

In early December 2025, the Indian rupee reached a key milestone when it surpassed Rs 90 per dollar for the first time. The rupee had been falling ste.