UK food inflation hits five-month high, industry data shows
The rising price of butter, cheese and eggs has pushed UK food inflation to a five-month high, according to sector data that underscores persistent cost of living pressures.
Turkish inflation falls below 40% to set up further rate cuts
Turkish inflation dipped below 40 per cent for the first time in 20 months as higher interest rates curbed consumption, setting the stage for the central bank to continue cutting borrowing costs when ...
Transcript: US defence stocks get left behind
The White House is pulling the plug on military assistance to Ukraine. And US defence stocks are getting left in the dust.
US defence stocks get left behind
The US is suspending military aid to Ukraine, Chevrolet Silverado’s complex supply chain leaves it particularly vulnerable to a looming trade war, and Eurozone inflation has fallen for the first time ...
Steady easing will continue at the ECB
Our base case remains that the ECB will ease a total of four times this year, extending its divergence with the US. Having cut in January we expect a further cut to follow in March, despite some vocal ...
US High School Economics class: US inflation unexpectedly increases to 3% in January
This article picked by a teacher with suggested questions is part of the Financial Times free schools access programme. Details/registration here. Is the Fed more or less likely to decrease interest ...
Consumption risk
Interest rate futures moved sharply in response, raising the expectations of a Fed rate cut although the first is still not expected until June. The market path of US interest rates is now in line ...
New Tips ETF aims to solve the funds’ Achilles heel
Even shorter-term vehicles targeting Tips with a maturity of up to five years, such as the Vanguard Short-Term ...
Hawk talk
Higher than expected inflation also crept into the UK in January. ONS data showed the headline CPI also rose to 3 per cent in January, above the 2.8 per cent that the market expected, and reflective ...
Rising inflation increases Fed’s chances of higher for longer
The risks to what happens by December have risen as well, and not just those for higher for longer. Significant uncertainty is impacting consumers and businesses to the extent that it is becoming a ...
How fast will the ECB cut interest rates?
A quarter-point cut on March 6, which is fully priced in by the swaps market, would bring down the deposit facility rate to 2.5 per cent, the lowest level since February 2023 and 1.5 percentage points ...
Monetary Policy Radar preview: European Central Bank’s March meeting
The European Central Bank is likely to cut the benchmark deposit rate again at its meeting on March 6, taking it to 2.5 per cent.