Well, that’s the million-dollar question, and economists are trying to work it out. Speaking on The Real Story programme, economist Vicky Pryce gave an overview of how to control inflation. Vicky Pryce, economist One of them, something that is actually most effective, is by slowing down de...
Around the world, prices of things are rising more than normal, and more worrying is that prices keep going up. 在世界各地,商品价格的涨幅都超过正常水平,更令人担忧的是价格在持续上涨。 Two things in particular are increasing in price – energy, like gas and electricity, and food. 特别是这两...
Why Is the Euro Rising and Dollar Falling?
One of the reasons why some countries want to move away from the US Dollar is because of the rising interest rates and cost of doing business. Most people know that the Federal Reserve Bank has had to engage in a drastic hike in the interest rates for the US Dollar to combat inflation ...
Many expect the dollar to continue to depreciate over the foreseeable future. This column suggests that it may strengthen in 2010 if the Federal Reserve exits quantitative easing sooner than its counterparts and the US economy enjoys a strong rebound. In
Meanwhile, Japan lost its status as the world's third-largest economy to Germany in dollar terms, as its nominal GDP for 2023, unadjusted for inflation, stood at 4.21 trillion U.S. dollars, less than the size of the German economy which totaled 4.46 trillion U.S. dollars. ...
These recessionary forces emanating from the US and the rising dollar come on top of those created by the big real shocks. In Europe, above all, there is the way in which higher energy prices are simultaneously raising inflation and weakening real demand. Meanwhile, the determination of China’...
Another reason for Bitcoin's rise is the growing inflation of the U.S. dollar. While inflation is on average 2% each year, recent stimulus spending is poised to greatly increase the level of inflation and decrease the dollar's purchasing power. ...
Bitcoin: Last but not least, Bitcoin has been a speculator inflation hedge, given its limited supply and growing demand as an alternative to the dollar. See this chart below. Bitcoin beat out all the other assets eight out of 11 years and has continued to outperform in 2024. ...
Bitcoin: Last but not least, Bitcoin has been a speculator inflation hedge, given its limited supply and growing demand as an alternative to the dollar. See this chart below. Bitcoin beat out all the other assets eight out of 11 years and has continued to outperform in 2024. ...