Inflation out of control
Consumer price index (headline inflation) rose by 31.5 percent in February (up by 3.7 percentage points from January), core inflation by 17.1 percent year on year (urban) and 21.5 percent…
Prices and inflation
It is quite clear that overall the monetary policy tool of raising policy rate to rein in inflation has not had any breakthrough for any significant period of time. In…
ECB union says staff losing faith in leadership over inflation, pay
European Central Bank staff are losing confidence in the institution’s leadership following the ECB’s failure to control inflation and a pay award that lagged the leap in prices, according to…
India’s rising home prices, rentals a new inflation threat
Rising home prices and rentals in large Indian cities could pose a new challenge to the country’s central bank in its fight against inflation, even though headline consumer price rises…
Inflation — a world phenomenon
Consumers around the globe are experiencing higher prices for commodities and services. The reasons for this may vary from country to country but the underlying reason is that Covid-19 led to…
Galloping inflation
Pakistan today is experiencing high and rising rate of inflation. This is the highest inflation after 1973-74 and 1974-75 when it rose to 30% and 27% respectively, in the aftermath…
Inflation takes the turkey out of Christmas in Latin America
With traditional Christmas dinner costing almost twice as much as 2021’s festive spread, Maria Magdalena Luna has decided to forgo turkey and the usual glut of gifts for family this…
Inflation: the fault is in ourselves
Inflation has reached politically untenable levels in the ongoing year, considerably higher than the high rates prevailing in previous years that were the cause of serious concern to the Khan…
Political gridlock may help US stocks but inflation still in driver’s seat
Split control of the US Congress following the midterm elections may provide a tailwind for stocks at the end of a bruising year, but inflation and the Federal Reserve are…
Inflation and Pakistan
Inflation is largely an outcome of government policies ranging from an unsustainable budget deficit to heavy domestic borrowing by the government (which may crowd out private sector borrowing that, in…
