New global platform aligns country reforms, financing, and partnerships to scale delivery WASHINGTON, April 15, 2026—The World Bank Group, in partnership with multilateral development banks, ...

Sharply rising gas prices drove inflation to 3.3% in March, the highest rate in nearly two years. Inflation is expected to accelerate in the coming months as aftershocks from the US-Israeli war with ...

Americans were already feeling squeezed by rising prices, and now they have fresh data to confirm it. After months of relative stability, consumer prices are climbing at their quickest annual pace in ...

DENVER — Tiny, exploding black holes might explain one of the biggest mysteries about how the universe, in its current form, came to be. In the cosmos, matter is much more common than antimatter. But ...

Annual inflation remained at 2.8% in the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge for February, before the energy price surge sparked by the war with Iran. The personal consumption expenditures ...

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge remained stubbornly high in February as consumers continued to face elevated price growth. The Commerce Department on Thursday reported that the ...

A Federal Reserve policymaker is warning that it could make sense to raise interest rates if inflation remains elevated above the Fed's 2% target amid uncertainty over the duration of the oil and gas ...

Headline inflation 2.5% in March vs 1.9% in Feb Energy price accounts for vast majority of rise ECB debating whether to raise rates FRANKFURT, March 31 (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation soared past the ...

Global inflation is now projected to reaccelerate to around 4% in 2026, reversing earlier expectations of steady decline. The OECD warns energy shocks from the Middle East conflict are the primary ...

Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage ahead of the latest UK inflation data being published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) tomorrow (25 March). The latest Consumer Price Index ...

The Iran conflict risks driving “cost‑push” inflation in Japan through higher energy costs, not the wage‑driven price increases the BOJ wants. Analysts estimate oil price spikes could add 0.3%–0.7% to ...

19 March 2026 - Six-year-old Laisani collects rainwater from a tap connected to her family’s water tank in Nataleira, a coastal village in Fiji. She fills plastic bottles and carries them home, where ...