High food prices are exposing yet another risk of our hyper-concentrated global food system and strengthening the case for more diversified and decentralized alternatives.
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Periods of high food inflation affect poor households the most. This is because they spend a higher percentage of their income on food.
A bigger-than-expected jump in inflation means the Fed may have to get more aggressive about interest rate hikes. An obscure economic indicator suggests it has room to do so.
It would be better to focus on building.
Critics ought to acknowledge that on average over time Australia’s Reserve Bank has met its inflation target, but it is worthwhile examining the way it is run.
As the European Central Bank announces its first increase in interest rates, investors are getting very nervous.
With customers and workers both being squeezed, what does the future look like?
For the past 30 years or so, the RBA has targeted an inflation rate of 2-3%. But the rationale for a rate that low was always weak, and has since broken down.
It is hard to fathom how Nigeria’s Central Bank interest rate increase would benefit most Nigerians.
Structural reforms to South Africa’s economy need to be accelerated.
Lower real living standards now represent the price of being in paid work.
There are a number of reasons why Ghana’s domestic borrowing is more expensive than foreign debt.
Increasing productivity means increasing investment, but raising interest rates makes businesses do the opposite.
Some sectors get a boost while others may suffer.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Treasurer Jim Chalmers on the ‘spiky’ parts of Australia’s inflation problem
Michelle Grattan speaks with the New Treasurer Jim Chalmers as he intends to deliver a "pretty blunt, pretty frank" assessment of Australia's challenges to parliament soon after it returns
Inflation, a slowdown in China and recessions in the US and elsewhere are big risks. Labor’s mandate is limited. It needs to build the case for an expanded one now.
It’s surprisingly difficult for most to make a profit.
Starting out is getting more and more expensive.
Rough surf and nearshore currents lead to about 50 drowning fatalities annually in the Great Lakes.
Our experts weigh up the winners and losers in a budget that had to balance an immediate cost-of-living crisis with long-term ambitions for health and climate change.
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