#inflation

#inflation

Bitcoin price's recent rally yesterday ran into resistance just above $116,000, settling under $113,000 at the time of writing, as traders weigh broader macroeconomic signals ahead of today's Federal Reserve announcement. The cryptocurrency market's total capitalization has retreated 1.4% over the past 24 hours to $3.81 trillion, according to Bitcoin Magazine Pro data, even as U.S. equities continue to reach fresh highs.

The Japanese Yen continues to weaken, reflecting the policy divergence between the Bank of Japan (BoJ) and other major central banks. Following its latest meeting, the BoJ kept its policy rate unchanged at 0.5%. Although Governor Kazuo Ueda signalled that the bank is "ready to adjust" policy if wage growth and inflation continue to rise sustainably, recent data have not been strong enough to justify an immediate change.

I normally wait until the last minute to pick up candy for Halloween. This entails going to the supermarket during my lunch break on Halloween only to find that all of the Halloween-themed bags have already been replaced with Christmas ones. This usually leaves me with no option but to buy the only candy that normally comes individually wrapped in bulk: blow-pops and stacks and stacks of fun-sized chocolate bars. Beggars can't be choosers.

Modelling shows how the infant Universe might have stayed warm and dense during its primoridal expansion.

The new consumer price data released Friday shows an overall 0.3% increase in September, bringing the annual rate of inflation to 3%, the highest it has been since January. RELATED: Social Security cost-of-living increase announced for 2026 The numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the biggest factor in the monthly rise to be gasoline prices, up 4.1% from August to September.

With Thanksgiving five weeks away, retailers are once again stepping in to take some of the guesswork out of hosting. Walmart, Aldi, and Sam's Club have each shared this year's menus of ready-to-order Thanksgiving meal kits. Costco also appears to be in on the trend; one shopper on social media spotted a meal kit available in the fresh food section.

Former House Rep. Cori Bush thinks she knows why Democrats lost last year, and how they can win in 2028. Sure, the former Squad member also lost last year-she got primaried by another Democrat in August, after the American Israel Public Affairs Committee threw at least $12 million behind her opponent because she had been an outspoken critic of Israel's actions in Gaza.

For small business owners, inflation is a big concern. Many are more worried than ever about their income, according to a recent report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The economy has made things harder for many, but small businesses still play a key role in our towns, cities, and neighborhoods. Local services like dry cleaners, bakeries, coffee shops, and tailors might not seem exciting, but they're essential. These are the businesses you and your neighbors count on every day.

This tremendously successful theory gave us everything from gravitational waves to black holes based on one profound insight: that the fabric of spacetime itself would evolve, curve, and even ripple based on the properties and behavior of the matter and energy within it. When we applied Einstein's equations to the entire Universe as a whole, along with the idea that the Universe was filled nearly uniformly with matter and energy on the largest scales, we wound up with an expanding Universe.

If you want the briefest possible explanation of why Democrats lost the presidency and Congress in 2024, it was because swing voters cared a lot about inflation and the politicians running the country decided to talk about everything else. Yes, they had talking points about inflation, but they were mostly defensive (it wasn't as bad as it had been, it was due to circumstances beyond anyone's control, etc.). And they decided to try to force people to think instead about their issues, such as abortion rights and the threat Donald Trump posed to democracy. It didn't work.

On average, 67% of consumers either dine in or order out from restaurants at least once a week. However, for couples with kids, that number jumps to 80%, Technomic found.Conversely, adults living with a spouse and no children, or those living alone, report below-average weekly restaurant visits, at 65% and 63%, respectively. The increased reliance on restaurants suggests that dining out is more than a luxury for busy families with children; it is instead a "routine coping mechanism," according to Technomic.

The rapper Curtis Jackson became 50 Cent a couple of decades ago, but the dollar is not what it used to be. Accounting for inflation, Brian Moore shows Jackson's current value, which is 109 Cent, as of August 2025. One might argue the other direction where 50 Cent stayed static name-wise, in which case he is currently 50 Cent and rewinding back to 1994, he would be 23 Cent. These are the day's tough decisions.

UK SMEs say specific Government initiatives designed to help them survive and grow don't go far enough, according to new research from independent funder, Bibby Financial Services ("BFS"). The Q3 2025 SME Confidence Tracker, which surveys 1,000 UK SMEs, reveals that over half (52%) of small businesses believe measures such as the Fair Payment Code, Late Payments Review* and the British Business Bank's Bank Referral Scheme fail to protect and support them.

Last week, amid widespread geopolitical turmoil and a weakening U.S. dollar, the price of gold hit a historic high of $4,000 an ounce. This year has so far been gold's best since 1979, a moment of instability so profound that it led to recession. Gold prices are much closer to a genuine "recession indicator" than, say, the resurgence of frozen yogurt or an uptick in Uber Eats orders. That's because, over the past 50 years, spikes in the price of gold have typically been correlated with widespread inflation and geopolitical dysfunction.