US Consumer Inflation Expectations Jump to Highest Since 2008

Long-term inflation views rose to 3.3% in Michigan survey Preliminary January consumer sentiment index eased to 73.2 US consumers’ long-term inflation expectations jumped to the highest since 2008 on concerns about potential tariffs from the incoming Trump...

US Companies Announced Fewest Hires in 2024 in Nearly a Decade

Job cuts were up 5.5% last year versus 2023, Challenger says Market and economic conditions were top reason cited for cuts US companies pared back hiring plans in 2024 as employers announced the smallest additions to headcount in almost a decade, according to figures...

China Consumer Prices Weaken Further, Adding to Deflation Worries

Consumer inflation decelerated for fourth straight month Persistent deflationary pressures threaten to curtail spending China’s consumer inflation weakened further toward zero, decelerating for a fourth straight month in a setback for government efforts to stamp out...

Reeves Eyes Spending Cuts If UK Bond Slump Eats Up Headroom

Chancellor to reaffirm her fiscal rules in speech this month Treasury under fresh pressure from soaring borrowing costs Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will favor fresh cuts to public spending over tax hikes if soaring UK borrowing costs wipe out her fiscal...

Global Bond Selloff Leaves US Treasury Yields Flirting With 5%

US 20-year bond yield crosses threshold last seen in 2023 Inflationary angst, the fiscal trajectory, rattles markets The selloffs that keep flaring in the world’s bond markets are pushing yields toward key thresholds amid escalating worries about elevated inflation,...