Inflation

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How the Fed Sets Interest Rates—the FOMC Explained Economy

How the Fed Sets Interest Rates—the FOMC Explained

The Federal Open Market Committee meets eight times a year to set the federal funds rate. Here is how the 12-member body votes, what tools it uses, an...

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How Gold Prices Are Set—and Why Gold Keeps Rising Economy

How Gold Prices Are Set—and Why Gold Keeps Rising

Gold is priced twice daily through a London electronic auction, but its value is shaped by central bank demand, inflation fears, geopolitics, and curr...

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How the IMF Forecasts the Global Economy Economy

How the IMF Forecasts the Global Economy

The IMF's World Economic Outlook is the most influential economic forecast on Earth, shaping government budgets, market expectations, and central bank...

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Czech Republic Imposes Price Cap on Fuel Economy

Czech Republic Imposes Price Cap on Fuel

The Czech government is regulating petrol and diesel prices at filling stations from April 8th. The maximum price for petrol is set at CZK 43.15 per l...

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Poland Cuts Fuel VAT to 8% Amid Record Diesel Prices Economy

Poland Cuts Fuel VAT to 8% Amid Record Diesel Prices

Prime Minister Tusk's government has announced a "Lower Fuel Prices" package, reducing VAT on fuel from 23% to 8% and cutting excise duty to the EU mi...

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Iran War Sends Spanish Inflation Soaring to 3.3% Economy

Iran War Sends Spanish Inflation Soaring to 3.3%

Spain's CPI reached 3.3% year-on-year in March 2026, the highest rate since 2024, driven by rising fuel costs stemming from the conflict in the Middle...

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GfK Consumer Climate Plunges to -28: Iran War Fuels Anxiety Economy

GfK Consumer Climate Plunges to -28: Iran War Fuels Anxiety

The GfK consumer climate index falls to -28.0 points in April 2026 — the lowest level since the energy crisis in March 2024. Rising energy prices due...

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Iran War Sends Mortgage Rates to Six-Month High Living & Furniture

Iran War Sends Mortgage Rates to Six-Month High

The conflict in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz blockade have driven U.S. mortgage rates to 6.38%, their highest in six months, as surging oil prices pu...

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OECD Cuts Growth Outlook as Middle East War Roils Economy Economy

OECD Cuts Growth Outlook as Middle East War Roils Economy

The OECD's March 2026 Interim Economic Outlook projects global growth at 2.9%, warning that the Middle East conflict has erased prospects for an upgra...

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How Gold Prices Are Set—and Why They Surge Economy

How Gold Prices Are Set—and Why They Surge

Gold prices are set through electronic auctions run by the London Bullion Market Association twice daily, but the metal's value is driven by a complex...

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Central Banks Hold Rates as Oil Crisis Rewrites Policy Economy

Central Banks Hold Rates as Oil Crisis Rewrites Policy

The Fed, ECB, Bank of England, and Bank of Japan all held interest rates steady this week, but markets are already pricing in ECB hikes as Brent crude...

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US Housing Market Thaws as Rates Near 6% and Inventory Rises Living & Furniture

US Housing Market Thaws as Rates Near 6% and Inventory Rises

The US housing market is showing signs of recovery as mortgage rates approach their lowest levels since 2022, inventory climbs to a five-year high, an...

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