[ad_1] Jan. 11, 2024 10:56 am ET It matters that inflation is lower now than it was a year ago. It also matters that people’s inflation expectations are moving lower.…
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Americans Have Started to Believe Inflation Is Cooling
[ad_1] Jan. 11, 2024 10:56 am ET It matters that inflation is lower now than it was a year ago. It also matters that people’s inflation expectations are moving lower.…
This Inflation Measure Is Running Hot. It’s Probably Wrong.
[ad_1] For a reason to worry that inflation might not be cooling all that fast, look no further than the Cleveland Fed’s median consumer-price index. But look under the median…
Outlook 2024-I
[ad_1] Global perspective has recently changed as economies have shown to be more resilient than experts had anticipated. The US and China will continue to be the main sources of…
Shale Is Keeping the World Awash With Oil as Conflicts Abound
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 1, 2024 12:05 am ET A surprise surge in American oil and gas production and exports is helping to keep the world stocked, blunting the impact of…
China Central Bank to Help Boost Consumer Prices Amid Deflation Risks
[ad_1] Dec. 29, 2023 1:20 am ET|WSJ Pro China’s central bank has vowed to boost consumer prices as the world’s second-largest economy is battered by tepid demand and weakening confidence.…
How Can Spending Be Up When People Feel Down?
[ad_1] Dec. 26, 2023 11:00 pm ET According to the Misery Index, Americans shouldn’t be all that miserable. But they might only recently have started to catch on. Invented by…
Where Did All the Money Go? The Villain in Your Transaction History
[ad_1] Listen to article (2 minutes) WSJ’s Personal Finance team presents a series on how to fix your financial life in 2024. First up: taking on lifestyle creep. Anyone trying…
China Can’t Shake Deflation
[ad_1] SINGAPORE—Consumer prices in China fell for the second straight month, a deepening bout of deflation that shows Beijing’s efforts to reignite faltering growth are falling short. China’s top leaders…