Inflation News

The very latest inflation related news from leading world media sources discussing US inflation, rates, data and impact on economies. (News from this site is directly on the home page, below the inflation calculator.)

Rent, Art and Core Inflation Seeking Alpha
... is rather interesting that rates went up, and not down, on a day when inflation fears (the way people conventionally measure them) went into retreat. How much in retreat? ...

Trust me, inflation is not a problem New Statesman
... the retail prices index (RPI) was in negative territory throughout much of 2009. Runaway inflation is not going to happen. That there are three main published measures of inflation ...

Indonesian Harvest Season to Put the Brakes on Inflation The Jakarta Globe
... Indonesian Harvest Season to Put the Brakes on Inflation Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Friday that inflation this month was expected ...

Inflation surprise spurs rate speculation CBC
... Last Updated: Friday, March 19, 2010 | 01:30 PM EDT OTTAWA -- Inflation data for February came in much stronger than expected, Statistics Canada reported Friday, with ...

Inflation eases to 1.6% Canada
... Canada's annual rate of inflation eased to 1.6 per cent in February, Statistics Canada reported Friday. OTTAWA Inflation ...

Inflation tame, but rate hikes on horizon fuel dollar's flight The Globe and Mail
... is a head-scratcher at the best of times and today's release of the Canadian inflation data is likely to make it more so. Here's why. Inflation is widely expected ...

RBI signals rate hike to tackle inflation Rediff
... Chakrabarty told reporters in New Delhi [ ] on the sidelines of a conference. Inflation based on wholesale price index rose to 9.89 per cent in February from 8.56 ...

Food inflation eases, fuel inflation rises IBNlive
... The food price inflation eased in early March but fuel inflation continued to rise, adding upward pressure on ...

RBI raises short-term rates by 25 bps each to tame inflation Deccan Herald
... RBI raises short-term rates by 25 bps each to tame inflation The Reserve Bank today raised its key short-term lending and borrowing rates by 25 ...

RPT-PREVIEW-Canada February inflation seen at 1.5 percent Reuters
... to +2.1 percent. Investors will mainly be checking the report to see if core inflation remains high or subsides, after unexpectedly reaching the Bank of Canada's 2 percent target ...

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Annual inflation dips to 1.6% in February: StatsCan Investment Executive
... loonie peeked above the US99 cent mark Friday morning after Statistics Canada reported that inflation had not dropped nearly as much as expected in February. The headline inflation number ...

Dollar surges on inflation report Globe and Mail
... at around 7:30 a.m. ET after Statistics Canada's measure of consumer prices. While overall inflation eased, to 1.6 per cent in February from 1.9 per cent in January, the ...

US data points to modest recovery, muted inflation Google Finance
... * Consumer prices flat, core inflation muted (Updates with closing market action) WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - Labor market and ...

March may see low inflation, govt says The Jakarta post
... PM | Business Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said March might see a low inflation rate, or even a deflation, due to the decline in some commodity prices. "If ...

UPDATE 2-Canada core inflation jumps above 2 pct FinanzNachrichten
... OTTAWA, March 19 (Reuters) - Canada's annual core inflation rate unexpectedly rose above 2 percent in February, adding pressure on the Bank of ...

Lex: Inflation anxiety FT.com
... 4; others, 5. In case you are confused, were discussing the benefits of higher inflation here, of which there are two. Higher inflation might reduce real wages and so ...

Overall inflation slows but measure watched by central bank picks up Globe and Mail
... 2.1 per cent after January's 2-per-cent reading. The Bank of Canada targets an overall inflation rate of 2 per cent, but is guided by the core rate. Friday's report ...

February inflation hotter than expected CBC
... Last Updated: Friday, March 19, 2010 | 8:42 AM ET Canada's annual inflation rate came in higher than expected for February, possibly pointing to future interest rate ...

UPDATE 1-Canada core inflation jumps above central bank target London South East
... OTTAWA, March 19 (Reuters) - Canada's annual core inflation rate unexpectedly rose in February to 2.1 percent from 2.0 percent, putting more pressure ...

Drought could lead to flood of inflation People's Daily Online
... warning level of 3 percent. This reminds us that in China, the threat of inflation is still present. The CPI index covers many prices related to daily life, and ...