UK inflation exceeded forecasts in April, driven by utility bills and travel. Learn how this impacts BoE policies, markets, and your investments.

Economist Ulrich Joubert says while the slight increase in consumer inflation is not entirely bad, consumers could see substantial increases in property tax, rates and services, among other things. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers were released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Wednesday.

Annualized inflation eased to a 2.3 percent pace, the lowest since early 2021. But the month-to-month pace of inflation increased.

The Consumer Price Index jumped 2.3% in April from the year before, below March’s 2.4% increase, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest consumer price index report showed that inflation ticked slightly higher in April as tariffs begin to have an economic impact.

Inflation rose slightly less than expected in April despite the arrival of President Donald Trump's sweeping international tariffs early in the month, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report on Tuesday.

Canada's annual inflation rate in April fell to 1.7% from 2.3% in March as overall energy prices plunged 12.7% after the removal of a federal consumer carbon tax, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday.

Headline, core and services price measures all came in well above expectations, but will not necessarily derail further cuts