Inflation decelerated but people are spending less and saving more as prices keep rising and wage growth slows. It’s worrying news for the Fed and economy.

Neuchâtel, 05.03.2025 - The consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.6% in February 2025 compared with the previous month, reaching 107.4 points (December 2020 = 100). Inflation was +0.3% compared with the same month of the previous year. These are the results of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge cooled as expected in January; however, the good news came with a red flag for the US economic engine: Consumers pulled back their spending by the most in nearly four years.

Consumer sentiment plunged more than expected in February while households' inflation expectations amid uncertainty over the impact of President Trump's economic plans.

The inflation rate in Germany is expected to be +2.3% in February 2025. It is measured as the change in the consumer price index (CPI) compared with the same month a year earlier. Based on the results available so far, the Federal Statistical Office ...

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U.S. consumer spending fell for the first time in nearly two years in January and the goods trade deficit widened to a record high as businesses front-loaded imports to avoid tariffs, setting up the economy for weak growth or even a contraction this quarter.

“Purchasing power is typically linked to core inflation, which still saw an increase to 2.48 percent yoy in February,” Amalia said. “The biggest contributor to deflation [this month] remains the electricity discount, as reflected in the 9.02 percent deflation in the administered prices component.”

Annual growth in Australian consumer prices held steady in January as a rise in electricity costs was offset by a slowdown in the important housing sector, an outcome that should reassure policymakers that inflation is heading in the right direction.