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They Thought They Had ‘Made It.’ Now They Can’t Afford Food.

New Yorkers in the so-called “missing middle,” who may make too much for food benefits, say it’s still hard to find enough money for groceries.

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New inflation data emerges after Trump's address to Americans about the economy

New Consumer Price Index data shows a slight change in inflation, but prices remain high for Americans in different sectors. CBS News' Kelly O'Grady and Olivia Rinaldi report.

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Drop in CPI reduces Fed dilemma on rates

Weaker than expected inflation pushes up odds of further Fed easing

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India Overhauls Nuclear Law to Allow Private Investment

India’s parliament passed a bill that will open up its nuclear industry to private firms and unlock investment opportunities worth $214 billion, after tight regulations stifled the sector for decades.

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EDF Raises Budget for New French Nuclear Plants to €73 Billion

Electricite de France SA raised its cost estimates for the six nuclear reactors it plans to build in its home country by 8% to €72.8 billion ($85 billion), highlighting the funding challenge faced by the state-owned utility as construction costs continue to rise.

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CPI report shows the inflation rate rose at a 2.7% pace in November

Economists had expected CPI to rise at an annual rate of 3% last month.

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Bank of England draws closer to end of interest rate-cutting cycle after latest vote

Another reduction expected next year but monetary policy committee is deeply divided over inflation prospectsBusiness live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has reason to be cheerful. After last month’s budget, the Bank of England cutting interest rates will come as an early Christmas tonic for the chan…

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Iran Rial Tanks to Record Low as US Sanctions and Inflation Bite

Iran’s currency depreciated to record lows against the dollar this week as multiple challenges including oil sanctions, regional tensions and spiraling inflation plague the economy.

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Czechs Hold Rates as New Government’s Plans Blur Inflation Path

The Czech central bank held borrowing costs at its last policy meeting of the year after the new government’s plans blurred the inflation outlook and investors curbed bets on an interest rate hike next year.

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BOE Cuts Rates and Suggests It May Ease Further in 2026

The Bank of England cut interest rates to the lowest in almost three years in a pre-Christmas boost for UK households, and suggested inflation is cooling enough for it to ease policy further in 2026. The Monetary Policy Committee voted 5-4 to lower the benchmark rate by a quarter point to 3.75%, min…

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BoE cuts rates with relatively dovish guidance

Tight vote disguises a consensus in favour of further monetary easing in 2026

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Monetary Policy Radar preview: the BoJ will raise rates again

The FT’s guide on what to look out for on Friday

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Bank of England cuts interest rates to 3.75%

Quarter-point cut widely forecast in City following steep fall in inflation and weak economic dataThe Bank of England has cut interest rates by a quarter point for the fourth time this year, delivering a pre-Christmas boost to the struggling UK economy.After leaving borrowing costs on hold in a spli…

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Food production no longer profitable for English farms, says review

Nearly a third of businesses were lossmaking last year as rising costs and volatile weather hit household income

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Germany's Record €512 Billion Debt Sales for Army, Infrastructure | The Pulse 12/18

Germany will increase federal debt sales by a fifth next year to a record €512 billion ($601 billion) to fund a spending splurge aimed at fixing its crumbling infrastructure and modernizing its armed forces. Ven Ram from Bloomberg MLIV describes it as a "game changer".

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What’s next for the global economy in 2026?

2025 was the year of tariffs and a global shift in economic power.

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America's data center growth hot spots, mapped

Data: American Edge Project and Technology Councils of North America; Map: Axios VisualsNearly 3,000 new data centers are under construction or planned across the U.S., per a new analysis shared first with Axios — adding to the more than 4,000 already in operation.Why it matters: Big tech and many l…

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UK’s industrial regions face ‘entrenched disadvantages’ going back decades

Social Mobility Commission report highlights ‘extreme regional differences’ in terms of childhood, jobs, innovation and growthFormer industrial communities across Britain are facing “entrenched disadvantages” stretching back decades, the latest social mobility research has warned.It raises specific …

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Modest but steady economic growth lets Europe get by without an interest rate cut

Interest rates in Europe are going to stay right where they are at a meeting of European Central Bank officials

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Bank of England expected to announce pre-Christmas interest rate cut today – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsUK inflation falls sharply to 3.2% amid slowdown in food price risesOver in Beijing, China’s commerce minister has criticised the European Union’s investigations into whether Chinese companies are unfairly subsidised by the state.The ministry…