CNBC Economy

The producer price index was expected to rise 0.4% in August, according to the Dow Jones consensus forecast.

Import bans on motorbikes, alcohol and dairy products are due to come into effect on Sept. 29 as the rift between the countries deepens.

Duties on Canadian imports of U.S. steel and aluminum products have doubled to 50% as a trade war between Washington and Ottawa intensifies.

Finance ministry data showed that Japan's official foreign reserves stand at $1.207 trillion, down from July's figure of $1.287 trillion.

China's exports and imports gathered momentum in August, as the world's second-largest economy faces mounting pressure to rebalance trade.

Despite rising prices and the travel industry focusing on the luxury segment, budget-minded vacationers are still finding ways to get away.

Ten days ahead of the next Federal Reserve meeting, the Trump administration looks to be in a full-court press to halt a rate hike in its tracks.

Investors likely will have to sweat out a summer during which it looks increasingly unlikely that the Federal Reserve will be cutting interest rates.

U.K. retail sales volumes dropped 2.3% in April as wet weather deterred shoppers, the Office for National Statistics said Friday.

Soaring auto insurance costs have been a principle driver behind inflation over the past year, but there could be relief on the way.

Dimon said the worst outcome for the U.S. economy will be a "stagflation" scenario, where inflation continues to rise, but growth slows amid high unemployment.

Federal Reserve officials appear to have “no idea” what is happening when it comes to the inflation picture in the U.S., GAM's Julian Howard told CNBC.

The Office for National Statistics released inflation figures for April on Wednesday.

The headline inflation rate could be 'momentous,' but markets remain divided on the chance of a June cut and services will be the one to watch.

Government debt that has swelled nearly 50% is capturing increasing worry both on Wall Street and in Washington.

There are some signs that shoppers are holding off on big-ticket buys, the latest signal of the economy contracting at the hands of tighter monetary policy.

"As far as Europe is concerned we need a more mature attitude in our trade," EU economics head Paolo Gentiloni told CNBC.

The European Central Bank's Financial Stability Report said that interest rate expectations have created the "potential for outsized market reactions."

The consumer price index was expected to increase 3.4% from a year ago, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.

The Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics will provide the consumer price index data Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. ET.