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Higher fees might well be the best option.
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The likely next prime minister is focusing on tax cuts to solve inflation.
Things are going in one direction.
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Everyone is talking about how to alleviate energy prices this winter, but no one acknowledges that the average household has been getting poorer for more than a decade.
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While authorities such as the Reserve Bank often see them as risky, interest-only loans can be helpful in some circumstances.
New train services like this, in Lagos, are designed to boost economic activities and ease movement of passengers.
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Bola Tinubu will be saddled with a near comatose economy. Here are four priorities that would make the difference.
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Economic conditions today are very different from those that informed Bob Hawke’s 1983 summit – and that will affect what unions and the government can get from each other at the 2022 summit.
Lots more of this.
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Central banks are having to choose between ruinous inflation or ruinous interest rates.
Things are not rosy for Nigerians as food prices keep rising.
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Inflation is perhaps the biggest poverty accelerator in the economy due to its weakening effect on people’s purchasing power.
Only going up.
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Many central bankers and economists are forecasting a return to low inflation within a couple of years, but that’s wishful thinking.
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So far, we are not getting carried away about inflation.
A number of factors have contributed to the recent rise in inflation, including supply chain disruptions, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and labour shortages.
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An economist provides insight into how inflation is measured, where it comes from and how it is impacting Canadians and the economy at large.
Don’t expect the Inflation Reduction Act to bring down prices all that much.
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The new law will pay for increased spending in several ways, including a corporate minimum tax and funding tax code enforcement by the IRS.
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Monthly figures mightn’t be more accurate, and they will often be misleading.
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Asked how high an inflation rate Australia should prepare to tolerate, three of the 48 economists nominated 8% or higher. Seven expected inflation to fall without the need for further action.
The triple lock increases some benefits payments by inflation, earnings or 2.5%, whichever is highest.
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The reintroduction of the pensions triple lock means the increase in weekly payments could vastly outpace earnings growth
While laptops have dropped in price, old-school supplies like pencils and markers are getting more expensive.
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Inflation is soaring, but prices for typical back-to-school gear like backpacks, computers and new clothes are rising less than average – or even falling.
Household bills have spiked in 2022.
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Here’s how the government can provide clarity on the volatile cost of living crisis
British Columbian workers in the public sector, transit and transportation have voted to take job action in recent weeks to fight for their right to earn livable wages.
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If the labour movement can organize and mobilize working people in B.C. and Canada, the change could be significant.
Canadian economists predict a recession will likely occur sometime in 2023.
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With a recession seeming imminent, many Canadians are rightfully concerned about the state of their finances. Here are some ways you can be prepared for one.
Inflation rates are currently rising, reflecting the increasing cost of goods and services.
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Central banks are trying to strike a balance between curbing inflation and enabling economic growth.