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14 Oct 21
The US Federal Reserve could begin winding down its additional bond purchasing programme as early as next month, as economic growth rises faster than expected.
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14 Oct 21
The International Monetary Fund has called for policymakers to be “vigilant” in the face of inflationary risk, and for them to be ready to tighten monetary policy faster than expected.
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8 Oct 21
The National Bank of Poland has caught economists off guard by raising interest rates to stave off inflation risks.
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6 Oct 21
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has raised its interest rate to help reduce soaring property prices.
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6 Oct 21
Economic recovery following Covid-19 could lead to interest rate rises - but for how long?
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21 Sep 21
Economic recoveries from Covid-19 slowed in advanced economies over the past three months, as employment and supply chain issues caused uneven global growth, according to the OECD.
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2 Sep 21
Elevated asset purchasing by the European Central Bank will continue until 2025, long after its Covid-19 facility shuts, according to ratings agency Fitch.
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19 Aug 21
Inflation related to Covid-19 recovery will pass quickly – but demographic changes mean there is a need to prepare for a longer-term rise, says Manoj Pradhan.
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10 Aug 21
With increasing projections of a post-Covid-19 rise in inflation, what would ballooning prices mean for public sector finances?
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9 Jul 21
The European Central Bank will now accept “temporary deviation” around its new inflation target of 2% as part of a fresh monetary policy strategy.
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18 Jun 21
High US inflation rates related to the Covid-19 bounceback are set to be transitory, but interest rates rises might be needed by 2023 to deal with longer-term inflationary pressures, according to the...
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14 May 21
Surging US inflation figures do not reflect the “excellent” economic situation, a leading figure from the country’s central bank has said.
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7 May 21
Turkey’s central bank has kept its benchmark rate constant at 19% for a second time since the country’s president sacked the governor who raised the rate to that level.
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9 Apr 21
A rise in inflation could be a desirable way to help pay off Covid-19 debt, as bond markets continue their popularity, according to a leading chief investment officer.
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30 Mar 21
Pakistan’s finance minister has been removed as part of prime minister Imran Khan’s drive to reduce inflation, according to the information minister.
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23 Mar 21
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has unexpectedly fired the governor of Turkey’s central bank just three months into his term.
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15 Oct 20
The South Sudanese government is preparing to take out a loan to inject money “into the market”, hoping to fight rampant inflation plaguing the economy.
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28 Aug 20
The US Federal Reserve has adopted a new monetary policy strategy, which will be more accommodating of temporary increases in inflation.
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3 Oct 19
Thulani Mpofu looks at whether Zimbabwe is any better off two years after triumphant scenes that ushered in a new president and ended a 37-year dictatorship.
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25 Jun 19
Denmark has been praised by the IMF for the consistently strong performance of an economy that prizes social inclusion.
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10 Jun 19
Large protests have signalled growing public discontent with the economic policies and failure to tackle corruption of Liberia’s former footballer turned president.
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7 Jun 19
Annual inflation in OECD countries rose to an average of 2.5% in April, a 0.2% increase from March, the international development organisation has announced.
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20 Jun 17
Argentina has issued a surprise 100-year bond, raising $2.75bn and prompting $9.75bn in orders from investors with apparently large appetite for Argentine debt.
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9 Jun 17
The risk of deflation in the eurozone has “definitely disappeared”, president of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi announced yesterday.
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28 Apr 17
European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has struck a more optimistic tone for the eurozone economy, but stressed governments need to do more to contribute to growth.