Inflation
Trump says will ask health insurers to cut prices
DONALD Trump on Friday said he will urge US health insurance executives to voluntarily lower costs, as millions of Americans brace for a surge in premiums that could prove politically damaging for Rep...
BOJ raises interest rates to 30-year high, signals more hikes
It offers a slightly more upbeat view on the economy than at its previous meeting in October
Japan’s core November inflation holds steady at 3%: official data
JAPAN’S inflation rate held steady in November, official data showed on Friday ahead of the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy decision which could see central bankers hike interest rates to their highes...
US Fed’s Goolsbee welcomes latest inflation data, says more rate cuts may loom
FEDERAL Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said on Thursday fresh inflation data is “good” and if it can be sustained it should help open the door for more interest rate cuts next year.
Trump vows economic boom, blames Biden in address to nation
The US president faces growing voter anger over the issue of affordability despite trying to dismiss it as a Democratic ‘hoax’
Trump says next Fed chair will believe in lower interest rates ‘by a lot’
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the next chairman of the US Federal Reserve will be someone who believes in lower interest rates “by a lot.”
South Korea central bank sees upside inflation risk with a weaker won
The country’s headline inflation in November is up 2.4% from the year before
UK inflation slides to 3.2% before Bank of England rate decision
British inflation has been higher than in other major advanced economies
Australia government forced to lift inflation forecast, keeps spending plans intact
Inflation has increased recently due to services and prices of new housing
India’s inflation rate inches up but remains well below target
The RBI expects it to climb from January and sees the CPI averaging 2.9% in the three months till March
