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Here's a letter from a weary Moneyist reader in the aftermath of the latest inflation data: "I'm confused! Inflation numbers are up and the stock market is also up, supposedly because Wall Street ...
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.66% in the week ending Aug. 14, down four basis points from the previous week.
A new report from Deloitte shows the average cost for a packed lunch is now $6.15, up nearly 3% from 2024. But that all depends on what you buy.
Nigeria records rare disinflation in 2025, with inflation falling from 24.5% in January to 21.9% in July, a 10.7% drop, ...
Trump and Wall Street want the Fed to lower the target policy interest rate and fuel more monetary inflation. If Trump gets ...
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined for the fourth straight month in July 2025, sliding to 21.88 per cent from 22.22 ...
Most companies, it turns out, have been reluctant to raise prices. Americans are tired of inflation and they are more resistant to price increases, forcing firms to adopt an array of strategies. The ...
Food inflation, year-on-year at the sub-national level was highest in Borno (55.56 per cent), Osun (29.10 per cent), Ebonyi (29.06 per cent), while Katsina (6.61 per cent), Adamawa (9.90 per cent), ...
Nigerians have expressed mixed reactions following the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released by the National Bureau of Statistics ...
Sticky inflation be damned. Investors expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point in ...
A new report from Deloitte shows the average cost for a packed lunch is now $6.15, up nearly 3% from 2024. But that all depends on what you buy.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate dropped to 21.88 percent in July 2025, down ...