Index Number: Meaning, Overview, Role in Economics

Read about the role of an index number in economics and how index numbers can be applied to all kinds of data, such as ...
Forbes

What The CPI Inflation Numbers Mean For The Future

The Consumer Price Index numbers for May came out on Wednesday. The seasonally adjusted number was up 0.1% in May, a drop from April’s 0.2%. except for March, it was the lowest monthly inflation ...
Nasdaq

Hang Seng Index, ASX 200, Nikkei 225: US Inflation Numbers to Offer Early Support

On Thursday, the ASX 200 ended the day in positive territory, while the Hang Seng Index and the Nikkei ended the session in the red. FOMC members Raphael Bostic, Susan Collins, and Fed Vice Chair John ...
Nasdaq

DXY: U.S. Dollar Index Set for First Monthly Decline of the Year

The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) is set for its first monthly decline in 2024 amid gyrating rate-cut bets and the latest GDP numbers. The next trajectory for the index could be decided by the upcoming PCE ...
Barron's

CPI Report: Inflation Cools to 3.3% Annual Rate

The latest reading of the Consumer Price Index showed inflation cooled slightly in May. The report comes just hours ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision and officials' economic ...
CNBC

Key Fed inflation measure rose 0.4% in January as expected, up 2.8% from a year ago

The personal consumption expenditures price index excluding food and energy costs increased 0.4% for the month and 2.8% from a year ago, as expected. Headline PCE, including the volatile food and ...