Inflation/Price level

US consumer inflation slows in July, giving Fed room to breathe

July’s consumer inflation figures were in line with the expectations of economists polled by Dow Jones Newswires and the Wall Street Journal.

How the hard reality of climate change hit Europe’s economy this summer

FILE PHOTO: Firefighters work on a burning area near Loumpa, as wildfires hit West Attica, Greece, August 3, 2026. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki/File Photo

China inflation slows in July, below forecast

Sluggish domestic consumption has threatened to weigh down national growth even as exports and certain high-tech sectors boom.

World food prices hit 3-year high in July as weather and war weigh: UN agency

Wars and El Nino have created a perfect storm of higher costs and lower crop yields.

News analysis

As Japan PM Sanae Takaichi’s support slips, can a food tax cut shore up her popularity?

Fresh fruit and vegetables for sale at a stall in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, July 22. Japan is scheduled to release its consumer price index (CPI) on July 24.

Shell shocked: Producers to give 53 million eggs to food banks in US settlement

Under the settlement announced on Aug 5, three major US egg producers will donate 53 million eggs to food banks.

World faces fresh food price surge, FAO warns

Combines harvesting wheat in a field in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region on Aug 3, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

News analysis

GIC, Temasek and MAS face a tougher world, but their long game is paying off

Economies are under relentless pressure to manage the balance between growth and inflation as the world economic order frays at the seams.

US Fed dissenters call for rate hikes over sustained inflation

A trader working at the New York Stock Exchange on July 29, as a screen broadcasts a press conference by US Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh following the Fed’s latest rate announcement.

Argentina's Milei unveils bill to shield central bank from political pressure

Argentina's President Javier Milei arrives at Torre Tagle Palace, on the day of Peru's President-elect Keiko Fujimori swearing-in ceremony, in Lima, Peru, July 28, 2026. REUTERS/Angela Ponce

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