Inflation/Price level

US Fed official says bank should be ready to cut rates

Ms Michelle Bowman, the Fed’s vice-chair for supervision. believes inflation is on a “sustained trajectory” towards the Fed’s longer-term 2 per cent target.

Traders’ bets on Fed rate cut by June reinforced by softer US inflation

Bond traders continued to all-but-fully price in a Fed rate cut by the June policy meeting, with some chance of an earlier move but minimal odds of action this month.

French museum fare hikes for non-European tourists spark outcry

From Jan 14, any adult visitor from outside the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway will have to pay €32 (S$48) to enter the Louvre – a 45-per cent increase.

Trump weighs response to Iran crackdown; Tehran says communication open with US

Cars burn in a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran, on Jan 8, 2026.

Iran’s traders, frustrated by economic losses, are turning against its clerics

FILE PHOTO: People walk past closed shops following protests over a plunge in the currency's value, in the Tehran Grand Bazaar, Tehran, Iran, December 30, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

Maduro’s fall raises Venezuelans’ hopes for economic bounty

Analysts warned that Venezuela’s economy remained fragile.

Iran vows to strike back if US attacks

Iran's clerical establishment is facing the biggest anti-government protests since 2022.

Iran protest death toll rises as alarm grows over crackdown ‘massacre’

The protests, initially sparked by anger over the rising cost of living, have now become a movement against a theocratic regime.

Inside Iran’s protests: How a plunging currency set off wide unrest

Demonstrators take part in a protest against the Iranian government in Frankfurt, Germany, on Jan 10.

Iran shuts off internet as protesters start fires in widening unrest

Protesters gather as vehicles burn, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on January 9, 2026. Social Media/via REUTERS

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