"INFLATION"

Central bankers worldwide are weighing the probability of higher inflation. Consumers around the world say they are already feeling the pinch.

Covid inflation is everywhere, but some have more of it than others. Among advanced economies, the U.S. is starting to look like the outlier.

When it comes to raising interest rates to cool off pandemic inflation, Latin Americas central banks have been near the front of the global pack. Theyre also among the worst-equipped for that task.

Stock market experts on Friday advised investors to arrange their portfolios to deal with rising inflation.

Euro-area inflation jumped to the highest in a decade in August, testing policymakers insistence that a post-crisis spike in cost pressures should prove temporary.

Federal Reserve officials are sharpening their discussions for when to start scaling back support for the markets, reflecting optimism that the labor market and broader economic recovery will continue gaining steam.

WASHINGTON - Prices rose 5.4% in July compared with a year ago, as policymakers at the Federal Reserve and the Biden administration grapple with how long - and how high - inflation could climb as the economy rebounds.

U.S. consumers expectations for inflation over the medium term rose to an eight-year high in July, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said the central bank has met its goal of achieving "substantial further progress" on both inflation and employment, urging policymakers to move forward in reducing stimulus.

U.K. inflation unexpectedly accelerated to the highest level in three years in June, driven by widespread price increases that challenge the Bank of Englands argument that the surge will be temporary.

WASHINGTON - Prices rose 5.4% in June compared to a year ago, marking the largest spike since 2008 as the pandemic-battered economy regains its footing and questions build over how long this steady climb in inflation will last.

The cost to ship a boxload of goods to the U.S. from China edged close to $10,000 as the worlds biggest economy keeps vacuuming up imports amid slower recoveries from the pandemic from Europe to Asia.