Wholesale prices in the United States rose 0.3% in October, the government said Friday, pushing the annual rate to 6.5% and the highest in nearly four years, a reading that keeps the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates when it meets in December. The producer price index, which measures the prices domestic producers ...
German Cost-of-Living Protests Turn Violent in Frankfurt: French-Inspired Gen Z Bloc Tactics Cross Rhine Frankfurt’s Halloween night erupted into the most violent cost-of-living demonstration Germany has seen in years. About 1,700 protesters marched through the Zeil shopping district under a banner reading “Gen Z regelt” — a direct import of France’s university blockade movement. At ...
FOMC October 2025: Statement Changes, Rate Cut, and Key Numbers The US Federal Reserve reduced the federal funds target range by 25 bps to 3.75%–4.00% on October 29, 2025. The move and wording appear in the official FOMC statement. September’s prior decision had set the range at 4.00%–4.25% (see September statement). In the press conference, Chair Jerome ...
