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A gap has opened up between inflation in the US compared to other regions like Europe and China.
Voters, city council and even local business leaders have tried to raise the city’s minimum wage, but face pushback from the state legislature in Harrisburg.
Turkey’s central bank has raised interest rates in a much-needed reversal from years of unorthodox economic policy.
Cafe owners have tried to keep prices low but are being squeezed out by tight margins.
The Albanese government in its yearly submission to the Annual Wage Review will argue that real wages of low paid workers should not go backwards.
Poorer countries will be hit hardest, as a new study shows.
Nigeria’s sudden and total removal of fuel subsidies was not the best strategy to use.
Factors pushing inflation rates downwards in other parts of the world are achieving the exact opposite result in Nigeria.
More than 6 million people have fled Venezuela seeking better living conditions – now they are boosting economic growth in their host countries.
Africa’s largest economy is in crisis, and unrest is growing.
Keeping an eye out for where you can boost your savings or reduce expenses when times are tough can improve your financial wellbeing.
The real question in the minds of many economists is what the trend in inflation will be going forward, and when interest rates will begin to fall and bring relief to Canadians.
While young voters say they would be more likely to vote for Biden after they learn more about the economy and other topics, they did not appear affected by Donald Trump’s norm-defying behavior.
The Conversation’s expert 00panel expects inflation to continue to fall, but more gradually, and it expects the RBA to be slow in responding. Unemployment should climb and economic growth weaken.
In our first podcast of 2024, Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor discusses the tax broken promise, where the economy is heading, falling inflation, and more.
The central bank is ‘really in risk management mode,’ its chairman said.
On one measure the latest inflation rate is just 3.4%, within spitting distance of the Reserve Bank’s 2–3% target.
Supermarket pricing is a big story but let’s forget the media coverage, the politician sound bytes and the corporate PR for a moment. What are ordinary Australians saying about supermarket pricing?
We should not be afraid of inflation being higher than 2%.
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