Inflation or deflation – which would be worse right now?
May 09, 2020 08:16 am UTC| Economy
Inflation among the 37 member states of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) fell from 2.3% in February to 1.7% in March. With all the damage to global health and economies inflicted by...
Global Reflation Series: Inflation weakens across Europe
May 31, 2017 11:46 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The hawkish views of monetary policies from central banks around the world are taking a hit and the financial markets have started reprising it, facing with softer than expected inflation readings across globe amid a fresh...
Explainer: what is reflation and is Australia experiencing it?
Apr 26, 2017 07:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Since the 2007 global financial crisis, policy makers have been fighting deflationary (falling prices) and disinflationary (prices rising at slow rate) pressures. But the global economy finally appears to be entering...
Global Reflation Series: Australian inflation reaches RBA’s target range
Apr 26, 2017 05:32 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
The Reserve Bank of Australias (RBA) monetary policy has a duty to maintain price stability, full employment, economic prosperity and the welfare of the Australian people and to achieve these targets RBA maintain an...
Global Reflation Series: Inflation at multi-year high from Spain to Poland
Mar 15, 2017 08:32 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Latest data released yesterday show that the upward march of inflation that continued early last year is still gathering pace in Europe. Spain released its consumer price inflation report yesterday and it showed that...
Negative Rates Series: Negative bond universe expands again
Mar 09, 2017 05:56 am UTC| Commentary Economy
After peaking around $14 trillion last September, the negative bond universe that comprises of bonds which are trading at negative yields shrank to $9.8 trillion in the third week of February. The election of the...
Global Reflation Series: ECB reaches target; Japan’s core back to positive
Mar 03, 2017 08:02 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
Yesterdays data released from Japan and the Eurozone presented evidencethat inflation is gaining traction globally. Flash number released yesterday from Eurozone showed that inflation is set to reach the European Central...
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