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as of Apr 29, 03:13 PMLive global feedFocus: Growth · Rates · InflationSpread: 17 countries · Top: CA, GB, USFreshness: Very fresh · 100% in last 72hSources: Major financial media + Official
Kenya inflation rises to 5.6pc in April on fuel, transport costs
39m ago · Europe
Here’s what Tiff Macklem and Kevin Warsh get wrong about productivity and interest rates, says Desjardins
1d ago · North America
Inflation could get in the way of Warsh's desire to cut interest rates, CNBC survey finds
1d ago · North America
Bank of Canada holds policy rate at 2.25%, warns higher energy prices may lift inflation - Anadolu Ajansı
57m ago · North AmericaBank of Canada Holds Policy Rate Steady, Expects Inflation to Peak in April - WSJ
Google News NorthAm Macro · 1h ago
BoC holds rate at 2.25%, but warns of energy and trade risks
Globe and Mail · 1h ago
Bank of Canada to hold rates on Wednesday, but economists differ on whether cuts or hikes loom
Financial Post · 2d agoGermany annual CPI inflation rises to 2.9% in April vs. 3% expected - FXStreet
Google News Macro · 3h agoBank of Canada Warns of Rate Hikes Amid Global Oil Volatility - Koran Manado
Google News mena rates · 42m ago
Ray Dalio says Kevin Warsh shouldn't cut interest rates in a ‘stagflation’ era
CNBC · 1d ago
Inflation jumps to 4.6% in Australia as Iran war fuel shock begins to bite
12h ago · Europe
What is expected to happen to UK interest rates?
40m ago · EuropeCanada’s labour market outpaces U.S. as wages rise faster than inflation: report - hcamag.com
1h ago · North America
UK urged to deploy EU-style ‘trade bazooka’ against Trump’s tariffs
2d ago · EuropeAfrica: China's Zero-Tariff for African Products Takes Effect May 1 - Envoy
AllAfrica Business · 3h ago
Construction on new homes jumps to a 15-month high, but the real-estate slump isn’t over
MarketWatch · 1h ago
Posthaste: Deficits are climbing across Canada, but this province is awash in red ink
Financial Post · 2d agoHow US and Iran are playing a crypto cat-and-mouse game over sanctions
Al Jazeera · 3h ago
Government waste, fraud and abuse rose 13% last year — despite Musk and DOGE saying they’d cut $1 trillion from the budget
MarketWatch · 1h agoHow Hezbollah’s fibre optic drones test Israel’s sophisticated radar system
Al Jazeera · 2h agoMarkets
Macro Focus by Region
Live global feedFocus: Growth · Markets · TradeSpread: 24 countries · Top: CA, GB, IRFreshness: Very fresh · 100% in last 72hSources: Major financial media + Official
Iran war is fueling a bond selloff ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s final press conference
The oil shock and elevated inflation are top worries for investors in the bond market as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell prepares to deliver the final…
What is expected to happen to UK interest rates?
The interest rate set by the Bank of England affects mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions.
Lloyds takes £151m hit from Iran war as it forecasts rise in UK unemployment
Bank expects its base case for GDP growth to be 0.5% this year, lower than IMF’s 0.8% prediction for Britain
The next recession could actually be a win for stocks — if you can tune out the market noise
Corporate profit margins and P/E multiples — not GDP forecasts — are the real tools to surviving a bear market.
Kenya’s inflation hits 2-year high as Middle East war fuels price pressures
Kenya’s inflation rose to a two-year high in April and is set to climb further, as fuel supply disruptions linked read more Kenya’s inflation hits 2-year high…
BoC holds rate at 2.25%, but warns of energy and trade risks
Governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank decided to ‘look through’ energy price shock in the near term
Here’s what Tiff Macklem and Kevin Warsh get wrong about productivity and interest rates, says Desjardins
Bank of Canada's Tiff Macklem and U.S. Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh are getting the effect of productivity wrong, says Desjardins. Read on
Inflation could get in the way of Warsh's desire to cut interest rates, CNBC survey finds
Respondents on average are not fully pricing a single rate cut this year.
Ray Dalio says Kevin Warsh shouldn't cut interest rates in a ‘stagflation’ era
Dalio said that if Kevin Warsh were to cut rates, it would risk damaging confidence in the central bank at a critical moment.
Inflation jumps to 4.6% in Australia as Iran war fuel shock begins to bite
Financial markets are betting the Reserve Bank will hike interest rates for a third straight meeting next Tuesday
UK urged to deploy EU-style ‘trade bazooka’ against Trump’s tariffs
‘Inadequate economic security’ is putting growth and jobs at risk, says British Chambers of Commerce
G7 central banks poised to hold borrowing costs amid concerns over prolonged Iran war
Critical week for global economy as banks expected to issue warnings over conflict driving up prices
Bank of Japan keeps policy rate steady while raising inflation forecast on Iran war worries
The decision to keep rates steady came in a split 6-3 vote, and was in line with Reuters-polled analysts' estimates.
Construction on new homes jumps to a 15-month high, but the real-estate slump isn’t over
Home builders ramped up construction in March as the weather warmed and housing starts hit a 15-month high, but an industry slump appears no closer to ending.