November 3, 2025 United States: Fed’s Miran Repeats View Policy Remains Too Restrictive Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said monetary policy remains restrictive and that he will continue to advocate for outsize interest-rate cuts. “The Fed is too restrictive, neutral is quite a ways below where current policy is,” Miran said Monday in
October 31, 2025 United States: Fed’s Schmid Cites Inflation Risks in Dissent Against Rate Cut Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Jeff Schmid said he voted against the US central bank’s decision to lower interest rates this week because he’s concerned that economic growth and investment will put upward pressure on inflation.
October 30, 2025 United States: US, China to Suspend Reciprocal Port Fees By One Year The US and China have agreed to suspend tit-for-tat shipping levies on vessels linked to the other for one year, according to Beijing, deescalating a dispute that has become a sticking point in their wider trade war. Washington
October 29, 2025 United States: US Mortgage Rates Fall to 6.3%, Boosting Purchase Activity US mortgage rates fell to a fresh one-year low, encouraging more homeowners to refinance and drawing prospective buyers into the market. The contract rate on a 30-year mortgage fell 7 basis points to 6.3% in the week ended Oct.
October 27, 2025 United States: US Firms Largely Avoid Price Hikes Despite Rising Costs, Survey Shows Many US companies plan to resist boosting prices in the coming months, even as their costs mount and profit margins come under pressure, a new survey from the National Association for Business Economics showed. More than half
October 24, 2025 United States: US CPI Rises Less Than Expected, Keeping Fed on Track to Cut Underlying US inflation rose in September at the slowest pace in three months, keeping the Federal Reserve on course to lower interest rates next week. The core consumer price index, excluding the often-volatile food and energy
October 23, 2025 United States: US Yields Climb as Oil Jumps Before Inflation Data A surge in oil prices rekindled anxiety about any potential impacts on inflation that could hinder the Federal Reserve’s ability to cut rates more aggressively, driving bond yields higher. Stocks bounced. In the run-up to a reading on consumer
October 22, 2025 United States: Fed Floats Plan With Much Smaller Capital Hikes for Big Banks The Federal Reserve has shown other US regulators the outlines of a revised plan that would dramatically relax a Biden-era bank capital proposal for Wall Street’s largest lenders, according to people familiar with the matter. Some officials
October 21, 2025 United States: Trump Makes Rare Earths Deal With Australia to Fight China US President Donald Trump signed a landmark pact with visiting Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to boost America’s access to rare earths and other critical minerals, an effort to counter China’s tight grip on the supply chains of key
October 17, 2025 The euro area’s annual inflation rate was 2.2% in September 2025, up from 2.0% in August. A year earlier, the rate was 1.7%. Similarly, annual inflation in the European Union rose to 2.6% in September 2025, up from 2.4% in August. A year earlier, the rate was also 2.1%. Cyprus recorded the lowest annual inflation rate (0.0%), followed by France
