Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, economics, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) and has ...

There were some encouraging economic developments this week that millions of Americans likely warmly welcomed. The unemployment rate in January, for example, declined to 4.3% as employers added more ...

The European Central Bank is closely watching trends in foreign-exchange markets and is ready to respond to any possible impact on inflation, Governing Council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau said.

Anything more than a short-lived spike in inflation could warrant an increase in interest rates, ECB President Christine Lagarde said Wednesday. The ECB kept interest rates on hold at its last ...

UK inflation has fallen to 3 per cent, its lowest since last March, prompting hopes that an interest rate cut will follow. The fall in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, published by the Office of ...