While services inflation began to moderate and rent prices rose at a slower pace, "inflation still remains too hot for the Fed's liking," according to senior economist at Wells Fargo in Charlotte, North Carolina Sarah House.
Last week saw a sharp increase in attacks on US troops occupying northeastern Syria, with a drone strike against a US base blamed on “pro-Iran” forces and a US counter-strike said to have killed at least 19 people.
Climate activists reacted with equal measures of anger and despair Sunday at the news oil giant Saudi Aramco achieved record profits totalling $161.1 billion last year.
James Biden reportedly used his relationship with then-Vice President Joe Biden to secretly negotiate a $140 million settlement deal with Saudi Arabia in 2012, according to newly revealed court documents.
Barely two in five people believe their families will be better off in the future, according to a regular global survey that also identified growing levels of distrust in institutions among low-income households.
