"Overall, there are a lot of moving pieces and temporary factors playing out in the inflation data at the moment. But through the volatility underlying price pressures appear to be close to 2% and we continue to expect a 25 bp (basis point) reduction in interest ra...
FEW pieces of economic data matter more at the moment than inflation. Markets follow the statistics obsessively, looking for clues to how economies are doing and how central banks will respond. Rich-world inflation figures are diverging. In May the euro-zone inflation rate sank to just 0.5%, ...
The central bank 'policy rate' is the blunt instrument conventionally employed to affect the pacing of economic activity, stimulating or retarding growth. Credibly explaining that the rise in interest rates – the 'tightening' of monetary policy – underway at the moment will continue suppressing ...
She noted: "We do have that divergence, that has to do with a different economic setting at the moment between the U.S. and Europe." A gradual path The ECB cut interest rates four times last year, reducing the deposit facility — its key rate — to 3%. Markets are now pric...
And, the 3.3% inflation rate seen in May isn't necessarily good news for the economy. "Although inflation may be 'cooling,' there's nothing cool about the fact that the cost of living is still up," explains Vijay Marolia, money manager and managing partner at the wealth managem...
Inflation Rate MoM measures month over month change in the price of goods and services. ActualPreviousHighestLowestDatesUnitFrequency 0.960.174.30-0.832001 - 2025percentMonthly 2006=100 CompareInflation Rate MoM by Country Related Fitch Revises Nicaragua Credit Outlook to Negative ...
China’s October Inflation numbers came in below expectations, proving to be of little concern to the country’s policymakers at the moment, but economists warn the inflation rate could double by mid-2013 as growth in the world’s second largest economy gains momentum. ...
The annual rate of inflation rose sharply to 2.3% last month. But what should we make of that? Firstly, it’s not 11.1%. Two years ago, consumer price inflation was running at double digits. Prices today are much more stable, although they have settled at a much higher level. Pay ...
This chart illustrates the slowing rate of inflation and how it should fall further once a big surge in prices between February and April 2022 falls out of the comparison. View This chart looks at how the benchmark percentage, used to determine the rise in the state pension and many welfare...
Jordan stated that if the exchange rate of the franc were to make monetary conditions overly restrictive, the SNB would have to reassess its approach. It’s important to note that the forecasts are subject to high uncertainty at the moment. The Swiss franc exhibited volatility following the SNB...