Tag: Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates)

A Key Inflation Gauge Is Still Rising, and War Could Make It Worse

Brent crude oil, the global benchmark, rose as much as 6 percent to more than $100 per barrel…

How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Could Affect the U.S. Economy

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could have economic repercussions globally and in the United States, ramping up uncertainty, roiling…

Russia’s Moves in Ukraine Unsettle Energy Companies and Prices

Russia’s recognition of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine could threaten important investments of Western oil giants and…

What’s at Stake for the Global Economy as Conflict Looms in Ukraine

That means an invasion could have a dual effect — slowing economic activity and raising prices.In the United…

How Europeans Are Responding to Exorbitant Gas and Power Bills

A German retiree facing sky-high energy bills is turning to a wood-burning stove. The owner of a dry…

Rising Mortgage Rates Add to the Challenge of Buying a House

But some shoppers — particularly first-time buyers — may decide to wait until even higher rates help cool…

Far From the Big City, New Economic Life

Research by Rebecca Diamond, an economist at Stanford University, and Enrico Moretti, an economist at the University of…

Inflation May Have Peaked. The Fed Needs to Step Gingerly.

In short, it might be helpful to reframe the C.P.I. news.Newspapers could quite accurately have run this much…

FDA Panel Rejects Lilly’s Cancer Drug Tested Only in China

The agency has long had strict rules about approving drugs that were tested solely overseas, requiring that the…

Car Prices Rose More Slowly In January, But New Disruptions Loom

Want an optimistic take on the troubling January inflation report? Look at what’s happening with cars.Want a pessimistic…

Why Are Oil Prices So High and Will They Stay That Way?

HOUSTON — Oil prices are increasing, again, casting a shadow over the economy, driving up inflation and eroding…

Inflation and Deficits Don’t Dim the Appeal of U.S. Bonds

Looking Ahead, and to the PastWhat would have to happen for these rock-bottom borrowing costs to rise significantly?…