Inflation

The Office for National Statistics said Consumer Prices Index inflation hit 3.5 percent in April, up from 2.6 percent in March.

Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Adelaide now sit among the world’s 10 least affordable cities globally.

‘If you are in the stagflation camp, these data aren’t confirming your thesis,’ one market expert said.

Egg-laying hen losses attributed to highly pathogenic bird flu have fallen sharply since the end of February.

Shelter and energy account for much of the monthly consumer price index increase.

‘Despite heightened uncertainty, the economy is still in a solid position,’ Fed Chair Jerome Powell said.

This week is all about the Fed. The Fed governors hinted that Friday’s healthy jobs report makes a rate cut this week less likely.

Allowing the use of precious metals in transactions will help tame inflation, restore the middle class, and protect the U.S. economy, supporters said.

Home buying and selling remained sluggish last month due to affordability challenges, NAR’s chief economist said.

Goods inflation falls while prices for services tick up slightly in March.

Secretary Bessent pointed out that retail trading has been light since the tariffs were announced and that the volatility was primarily institutional in nature.

Egg farmers have spent more than $11 billion over the past decade to satisfy cage-free mandates. Now some states are reexamining those mandates.

Trump says Powell will remain as Fed chair until May 2026 as he continues pressuring the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.

President Trump’s Truth Social has emerged as perhaps the most important “tip sheet” for stock market timing.

Once a stronghold of the Labor Party the area is showing signs of volatility amid the ongoing inflation crisis.

Consumer sentiment sank in April as inflation fears hit a 44-year high and recession signals spread across key indicators.

Falling egg and gasoline prices helped to diminish the inflation burden.

Declining energy costs fueled the better-than-expected inflation report.