Tag: Inflation

The Labor Department announced Wednesday that inflation increased to its quickest level in far more than 12 years in April, as the United States'...

Billions across the world participate daily in economic transactions thanks to the fiat money system. In this structure, money is a medium of storage...

Global equity markets extended consecutive daily losses this week with the exception of a few minor bourses, as the Dollar surged upwards. US and...

Chinese ‘factory gate’ price inflation has been slowing over the past two years. Recently released producer price inflation was markedly lower in year-on-year terms,...

Today’s announcement that the Bank of England (BoE) would raise its base interest rate from 0.5 to 0.75% came as little surprise to investment...

In the last part of this series, we looked at the different types of monetary policy, and the reasons why central banks and governments...

Types of Monetary Policy Earlier in this series, we mentioned the fact that governments and central banks set policies in an effort to encourage certain...

The EUR/USD declined on Wednesday, falling below 1.06 after weaker than expected Eurozone inflation data strengthened the case for more expansive monetary policy by...

The Bank of England held monetary policy steady in April, as policymakers continued to monitor the path of inflation just days after the Conservative...

The euro was little changed against its US counterpart Friday after declining more than 70 pips in the European session, as fresh concerns over...

The British pound declined sharply against its US counterpart on Wednesday, as tepid wage growth and a dovish Bank of England pushed the GBP/USD...

The Bank of England voted unanimously in keeping interest rates at record lows in March, expressing concerns that a stronger British pound would keep...

The US dollar declined across the board on Monday, easing off 12-year highs ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee policy meetings. The US dollar...

The British pound fell to six-week lows against the US dollar on Thursday, extending losses from the previous session that followed weaker than forecast...

The Bank of England made no changes to monetary policy on Thursday, as policymakers voted once again to keep interest rates at record lows...

Consumer spending in the United States declined for a second consecutive month in January as incomes increased slower than expected, a sign consumers were...

The euro was trading higher against its US counterpart Monday, as stronger than expected Eurozone CPI and unemployment data suggested the struggling currency region...

The US economy slowed more than initially expected in the fourth quarter, as weaker business inventories and a widening trade gap weighed on economic...