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Inflation was unchanged last month at 3.8%, confounding expectations of an increase, official figures show.The Office for National Statistics said that inflation measured on the consumer…

Nine months after Donald Trump took office, promising to reduce prices on “day one”, a clear majority of Americans say their monthly costs have risen by…

Donald Trump has a lot of questions about the official government statistics these days. And while his skepticism of bad numbers may look cynical and political,…

Retailers have told the government that tax rises could further fuel inflation as the pace of shop price rises stepped up in September with increases on…

The UK is expected to suffer the highest inflation among G7 nations this year, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has said.Amid resurgent food prices,…

Inflation rose slightly in August as companies continued to push the cost of tariffs on to consumers.The newest update to the consumer price index (CPI), which…

Closing postA quick recapMore clouds are gathering over the US economy, as new data shows a rise in joblessness as inflation picks up.Applications for US unemployment…

Asian stock markets see big gains amid growing expectations of an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.Japan’s benchmark stock market index has topped its…

Amid simmering anxiety about the future of federally funded science, the U.S. government has quietly withdrawn support for cosmology’s next premier project, an experiment that would…

UK inflation unexpectedly rose in June driven by motor fuel prices and food, according to official figures, underscoring the challenge facing the chancellor, Rachel Reeves.The Office…