Price rises of many goods outstripped December’s 10.5% inflation rate with bread up 20.5%, electricity 65.4% and hotels 18.1%. The UK’s inflation rate fell for
Retail spending fell in December at the sharpest pace of 2022, marking a dismal end to the holiday shopping season as rising interest rates, still-high
Given all the economic disappointments in 2022, the outlook for the new year is quite downbeat, with recession fears dominating much of the conversation. But
Gita Gopinath, the International Monetary Fund’s No. 2 official, said the global economy has shown “signs of resilience,” and European Central Bank Governing Council member
Shareholders like profits: a steady stream of income they can count on, quarter after quarter. The earnings America’s biggest banks make, however, are often pushed
Young people have always perplexed their elders. Today’s youngsters are no different; indeed, they are baffling. They have thin wallets and expensive tastes. They prize