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Chicago Fed's Austan Goolsbee says rising producer prices and sticky services inflation raise concerns about tariff-driven ...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in its July 2025 rebased Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released yesterday, said ...
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased for the fourth consecutive month in July 2025, dropping to 21.88% from 22.22% in June, ...
Nigeria’s inflation fell to 21.88% in July 2025 from 22.22% in June, driven by slower price increases. Nigeria’s headline inflation rate has dropped to 21.88 percent in July 2025, from 22.22 percent ...
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Inflation Is Back, Time to Worry

While the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was up only 2.7% year over year in July, a more important measure rose much higher. The Producer Price Index (PPI ) was up 3.3% in July compared to a year ago.
The 30- year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.66% in the week ending Aug. 14, down four basis points from the previous week. While growing inflation should theoretically make the Federal Reserve less ...