Finance ❯ Economic Policy

Inflation

Consumer Price Index Pension Adjustments Pension Increases Social Benefits Cost of Living Adjustments Consumer Prices Interest Rates Cost of Living Tariff Effects Tariffs

No DA Decision Yet for January–June as Cabinet Skips Hike, 60% Still Anticipated

Experts point to 8th Pay Commission alignment as the main reason for the holdup, with arrears due from January once the order is issued.

Trump Nominates Kevin Warsh to Lead the Fed as Rate-Cut Debate Intensifies

ANSES Sets 2.85% February Increase for Pensions, Confirms $70,000 Bonus and Adjusts Payment Calendar

Mexico’s 2026 Minimum Wage Takes Effect as Government Touts Third-Highest in Latin America

SSI’s January Payment Arrives Dec. 31 as 2026 COLA Takes Effect

IBGE Projects Brazil’s 2026 Minimum Wage at R$1,621, Up R$103

Banamex Sees Mexico’s 2026 Minimum Wage Near 309.5 Pesos as Sheinbaum Signals Another Rise

South Africa Sets 3% Inflation Target as Mini-Budget Charts Path to Fiscal Stability

Social Security Sets 2.8% COLA for 2026 as Average Checks Rise About $56

Centre Clears 8th Pay Commission Mandate, Names Three-Member Panel to Recast Pay and Pensions

Bolivia’s Incoming Government Hits Early Rift as Paz Seeks US Reset to Tackle Crisis

Russia Plans 22% VAT From 2026 as Finance Ministry Outlines Tax Changes

U.S. Loses 1.2 Million Immigrant Workers Since January, Early Federal Data Show

LDP’s Ken Saito Urges BOJ to Pause Rate Hikes Over US Tariffs

South African Reserve Bank Cuts Rate to 7% and Lowers Inflation Anchor to 3%

EU Finance Ministers Approve Bulgaria’s Eurozone Entry

German Minimum Wage Panel Under Pressure to Approve €15 Hourly Rate

Jamieson Greer Confirmed as U.S. Trade Representative

Secret Service Agent Fires at Suspects Near Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s Home

Bundesbank Warns of Global Trade Disruption from Trump's Tariff Plans