Going into the inflation data released on Thursday, the hypothesis was: Our inflation measurement was highly…
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India’s retail inflation inches up to 2.75% in January under new CPI 2024 series
India’s retail inflation rose for the third successive month in January, data released by the statistics…
Is the U.S. economy creating any jobs? Is inflation really slowing? Investors are about to find out.
Investors will get twin reports this week on employment and consumer prices. They’ll help set the…
Buy the dip! Your guacamole for Super Bowl Sunday is the cheapest it’s been in decades — and chip prices are down, too.
Myra P. Saefong, assistant global markets editor, has covered the commodities sector for MarketWatch for 20…
Here’s the new dates for January jobs and CPI inflation reports
The U.S. employment report for January originally due on Friday has been rescheduled for the middle…
Who is Brett Matsumoto? Donald Trump picks ‘data nerd’ to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics
US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he was intending to nominate Brett Matsumoto as…
What’s changing in India’s inflation measurement framework
India is getting a new framework to measure retail inflation. Starting January 2026, the country will…
Netflix, Uber, smartphones: The items entering India’s retail inflation basket
From Uber trips to Netflix subscriptions and digital devices, India will soon start counting a host…
The state of the U.S. economy: strong growth, low layoffs and lingering inflation
A consumer-fueled U.S. economy is still growing at a strong pace, a weak jobs market might…
Investors see hope in the economy despite AI fears igniting a turbulent week for markets
Published: Feb. 13, 2026 at 1:02 p.m. ET Investors are about to wrap up an unusual week…