Inflation

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UK Households Prioritise Savings As Disposable Income Grows

UK households are prioritising savings over spending with disposable increasing 14% year on year in the second quarter and consumption down 0.3%.

Irish Grocery Sales Surge As Shoppers Celebrate Olympic Wins: Kantar

Take-home grocery sales in Ireland increased by 7% in the four weeks to 4 August 2024 as shoppers enjoyed the summer of sports with the Olympic Games and t...

Mars' Biggest Deal Clinched By Secretive, Deep-Pocketed Family

A running joke among residents of McLean, Virginia, is that the most secretive organisation headquartered in their Washington D.C. suburb is not the Centra...

UK July Retail Sales Boosted By Discounts, Sporting Events: ONS

British retail sales recovered in July with department stores and sports equipment stores boosted by summer discounts and sporting events.

Walmart Boosts Outlook After Strong Second-Quarter Performance

US retailer Walmart raised its sales and profit forecasts for a second time this year, as Americans kept flocking to its stores for inexpensive essentials.

Decline In Retail Volumes Indicates That The Inflation Hangover Is Persisting

A 0.3% decline in retail sales volumes in the euro zone in June 2024 indicates that the hangover from last year's period of high inflation continues to lin...

US Consumer Prices Increase As Expected In July

US consumer prices rebounded as expected in July, but the trend remained consistent with subsiding inflation and did not change expectations that the Feder...