Edited by Simisola Fagbola, Econoday EconomistThe EconomyDemandUK retail sales in March 2025 sustained a positive momentum, marking the third consecutive monthly rise with a 0.4 percent increase in volumes, 0.8 percentage points ahead of the [...]

Inflation expectations continue to rise in April as businesses and consumers navigate the choppy waters of the Trump administration's tariff policy. The reversals of policy probably mean that some of the anticipation of higher prices [...]

Edited by Simisola Fagbola, Econoday Economist The Economy Monetary policy The Bank of Canada, as expected, left its target interest rate unchanged at 2.75 percent, as the central bank adopts a more cautious posture in [...]

Edited by Simisola Fagbola, Econoday EconomistThe EconomyChinese InflationChina's headline consumer price index fell 0.1 percent on the year in March after dropping 0.7 percent in February and fell 0.4 percent on the month after a [...]

The US economy is experiencing a variety of shocks coming out of rapid and massive alterations in government at the federal level, sweeping changes to trade and tariff policy, and dislocations in previously allocated federal [...]

Edited by Simisola Fagbola, Econoday EconomistThe EconomyInflationYear-over-year, Germany’s inflation rate in March is estimated to decelerate to 2.2 percent from 2.3 percent the previous month, indicating a continued easing of price pressures compared to the [...]

Edited by Simisola Fagbola, Econoday EconomistThe EconomyInflationThe latest UK inflation report reveals a slight easing in price pressures, with the consumer price index rising by 2.8 percent in February on a year-over-year basis, down from [...]

There are two special factors to keep in mind for consumer spending in March and April. The two roll around at this time every year but are particularly acute in 2025.The first is the timing [...]

The EconomyMonetary policy The Bank of Japan's nine-member board voted unanimously to maintain the target for overnight interest rate at 0.5%, as widely expected, after voting 8 to 1 to raise the policy rate by another [...]

In May 2022, the FOMC announced a program to reduce the size of its holdings of US treasuries and agency mortgage-backed securities which had ballooned to just over $8.5 trillion in May 2022 at the [...]