Cuba loosens state control as lawmakers back private businesses and direct imports
The package would let companies import and export directly and give municipalities more authority to approve local businesses.
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Economy
Macro indicators, policy shifts, and economic forces shaping growth and inflation.
Ground beef averages $8.34 a pound as U.S. herd falls to 1951 low
Young cattle imports from Mexico fell more than 80% in 2026 after a screwworm outbreak, and Canada banned live cattle from the affected region.
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Ground beef averages $8.34 a pound as beef prices strain grocery budgets
The U.S. beef cow herd is the smallest since 1951 after drought forced ranchers to sell animals earlier than planned.
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Ground beef prices top 20% since January 2025 as U.S. cattle herd shrinks
Ground beef is up more than 20% since January 2025 as a screwworm outbreak, drought and a smaller U.S. cattle herd tighten supply.
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Ground beef prices rise more than 20% since January 2025
Ground beef prices are up more than 20% since January 2025 as a smaller cattle herd, drought and a screwworm outbreak squeeze supply.
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Greece tourism receipts rise 36.9% to nearly €2.8 billion in early 2026
Greece's travel receipts reached nearly €2.8 billion in January-April, up 36.9% from a year earlier, while nonresident arrivals rose 27.1%.
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Rising US Deficits and 4.5% Treasury Yields End the Era of Cheap Money
A fiscal-interest rate feedback loop and core PCE at 3.3% are structural forces re-anchoring the 10-year Treasury yield near 4.5% and ending the era of cheap capital.
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Fiscal Dominance and 4.2% Inflation Narrow the Federal Reserve Policy Path
A structural inflation floor driven by tariffs and demographics leaves the Fed with a narrow policy window between reigniting price growth and cracking an overleveraged fiscal position.
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U.S. producer prices rise 1.1% in May as wholesale inflation hits 6.5%
U.S. producer prices rose 1.1% in May, lifting the 12-month wholesale inflation rate to 6.5%.
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US producer prices rise 1.1% in May as wholesale inflation hits 6.5%
Producer prices rose 1.1% in May, lifting the 12-month wholesale inflation rate to 6.5%, the highest since late 2022.
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U.S. consumer prices rise 4.2% in May as Iran conflict lifts energy costs
U.S. consumer prices rose at a 4.2% annual rate in May, the fastest pace in three years, as Iran-related energy disruptions lifted costs.
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