CNBC | Economy Headlines

Import prices post surprise gain as costs of goods from China hit highest since 2008
Fri Jul 17 10:13 am
Import prices were up 0.3% for the month, as a drop in energy was more than offset by increases elsewhere.
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World Cup gave bars and restaurants a needed boost as consumers flash warning signs, Fed says
Wed Jul 15 5:53 pm
The latest edition of the Fed's Beige Book indicated that the soccer tournament wasn't necessarily translating to broader economic growth.
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Wholesale prices unexpectedly declined 0.3% in June on big drop in gasoline
Wed Jul 15 10:22 am
As with consumer prices, the index benefited from easing energy costs, particularly as oil fell due to the brief pause in tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
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Renewed Hormuz hostilities drive ECB rates rethink amid ‘extremely volatile’ outlook
Wed Jul 15 7:33 am
Several consecutive days of strikes exchanged between the U.S. and Iran have cast uncertainty on the European Central Bank's interest rate decision next week.
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China posts slowest quarterly growth since 2022 as investment slumps, fanning stimulus calls
Wed Jul 15 1:14 am
That second-quarter growth came below Beijing's full-year growth target range of 4.5% to 5%, the least ambitious goal in decades.
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Consumer prices rose 3.5% annually in June, less than expected as energy prices eased
Tue Jul 14 5:05 pm
The consumer price index in June was expected to increase 3.8% from a year ago.
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India's inflation accelerates to 4.38% in June, exceeding forecasts
Mon Jul 13 6:56 am
Inflation has risen for the eighth straight month in India, as food and energy prices rise due to the Iran war and deficient rainfall.
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'Funflation' hits home: Why staying in isn't the cost-saver it used to be
Mon Jul 13 11:20 am
Following a wave of price hikes, at-home pastimes like streaming movies or playing video games are pinching pocketbooks.
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China consumer price growth weakens in June while producer inflation rises to near 4-year high
Wed Jul 08 10:31 pm
Investors increasingly view China's two-speed growth with robust export and tepid domestic demand as a defining long-term feature of the Chinese economy.
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Christine Lagarde leaves door open to early ECB exit, as she mulls French politics
Fri Jul 03 6:34 am
The European Central Bank's Christine Lagarde has declined to rule out an early end to her term as president, as she mulls a foray into French politics.
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Job seekers giving up: Labor force participation rate falls to lowest in 50 years, outside of Covid era
Thu Jul 09 10:23 am
A drop in the unemployment rate helped provide some upside to what was an otherwise downbeat jobs report — but it was for all the wrong reasons.
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U.S. job creation cools in June with payrolls growth of just 57,000; unemployment rate at 4.2%
Thu Jul 02 12:50 pm
Nonfarm payrolls were expected to rise by 115,000 in June and the unemployment rate to hold steady at 4.3%.
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