• Reuters

    Take Five: Go your own way

    A key test of U.S. inflation is at the heart of the data calendar and could be the deciding factor in the near-term direction for markets. Here is your look at what's happening in markets this coming week from Rae Wee in Singapore, Ira Iosebashvili in New York and Naomi Rovnick and Amanda Cooper in London. Goldilocks is getting a health check, with U.S. inflation data set to show whether consumer prices are finally cooling after a run of unexpected strength.

  • Reuters

    Pope urges governments to tackle demographic crisis

    Governments have to implement "serious and effective" policies in favour of families to tackle the issues of falling birth rates and aging populations, Pope Francis said on Friday, urging young people to have confidence in the future. Speaking at a conference on the growing demographic crisis, Pope Francis said the number of births was the first indicator of "a people's hope", and Europe was increasingly turning into "an old, tired and resigned" continent. "Effective policies are urgently needed, courageous, concrete and long-term choices ... There is a need for greater commitment from all governments so that the young generations are put in a position to realize their legitimate dreams," the Pope said.

  • HuffPost UK

    Mishal Husain Slams Tories' 'Economic Competence' In Spat With Jeremy Hunt

    The Today programme host burst the chancellor's bubble with a stark reminder of the last two years.