Learn about purchasing power, its effect on currency value, and how inflation influences what one unit of money can buy.

There were some encouraging economic developments this week that millions of Americans likely warmly welcomed. The unemployment rate in January, for example, declined to 4.3% as employers added more ...

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - When surging U.S. inflation peaked in June of 2022, driven by rising ...

Globally, a lot has changed since the RBI announced its last policy in February 2026. The crisis in the Middle East has ...

Canada’s inflation rate eased to 1.8% in February, the lowest since July of last year. The deceleration in the headline CPI year-over-year (YoY) growth rate can mostly be explained by the base effect ...

A January storm that wreaked havoc across much of the U.S. pushed existing home sales down, but a positive inflation report gave housing professionals and consumers a reason to believe that mortgage ...

Bank of Ghana Governor Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, on Sunday 5 April, participated in the Kwahu Business Forum Governor’s Roundtable session to discuss economic development and its impact on the ...

Economic Survey 2026: India’s inflation rate – headline and core excluding precious metals – will likely be higher in FY27 than in FY26. However, we believe it is unlikely to be a concern, the ...

By Francis Ntow Accra, April 16, GNA – Ghana’s producer price inflation rose marginally to 1.5 per cent in March 2026 from 1.4 per cent in February. The increase indicates modest gains in prices ...