posted by
Nica
10 hours ago
in EUR, GDP, Inflation
Interest rate decision from the European Central Bank along with revised June quarter GDP and producer price inflation data from the eurozone, house price data from the U.K., and unemployment figures from France are due on Thursday, headlining a
posted by
manicmondays
1 day 23 hours ago
in USD, Inflation
U.S. inflation has remained remarkably tame in the eyes of those who during the financial crisis expected the Federal Reserves unprecedented monetary response to be massively inflationary.
posted by
recessionfear
2 days ago
in AUD, Inflation, Retail Sales
Stronger than expected retail trade and building approvals figures have ‘‘blitzed expectations’’ and make a rate rise by the end of the year all but certain, economists say.
posted by
yaymenow
3 days ago
in USD, Inflation
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has smoothed the ruffled feathers of anti-inflation hawks at the Fed by indicating he will only press for more policy easing if the U.S. economic slowdown worsens.
posted by
delioncourt
3 days ago
in Inflation, Consumer
When we talk about "inflation" we usually refer to a rise in the cost of living, measured in pounds and pence. There are two key elements to calculating a rise in the cost of living. First, we need to get a sense of what people spend their money
posted by
alexandria
3 days ago
in USD, Inflation
CNBC often plays disco music when New York University’s party-boy economist Nouriel Roubini appears on air. And why not? The man earned the moniker of Dr Doom for his pessimism about the world economy when other economists were busy heralding a n
posted by
fxlady
6 days ago
in USD, Fundamental, Inflation
Weak economic data in the U.S. has renewed fears of a double-dip recession and speculation over whether the People’s Bank of China might maintain interest rate lows of 5.3%.
posted by
portelo
7 days ago
in Fundamental, Inflation
Jim Rogers, one of the most famous investors of our times, has opined that most countries increase interest rates to contain a surge in inflation. "Everyone should be raising interest rates, they are too low worldwide", Rogers is believed to have
posted by
strawberry
8 days ago
in USD, Fundamental, Inflation
Interest rates fell again in the Treasury market, sending the yield on the two-year note to another record low, after a sharp drop in sales of existing homes added to worries about the economy.
posted by
butterscotch
10 days ago
in GBP, Inflation
Brazil’s policy makers will keep the overnight interest rate unchanged throughout December, before resuming increases in January, a central bank survey shows.
posted by
mintchocolate
10 days ago
in EUR, Inflation
Last week the EU statistical service, Eurostat, released figures showing that inflation in the eurozone rose to 1.7% in July 2010, up from 1.4% in June. A year earlier the rate was 0.2%. In Germany July inflation was only 1.2%.
posted by
trader
13 days ago
in NZD, Inflation
New Zealand's Reserve Bank Thursday warned firms and people against using the forthcoming rise in goods and service tax (GST) as an excuse to lift prices and wages, saying it will be forced to ramp up interest rates in response.