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Inflation

Banking & Finance

ECB raises rates to nip war-led inflation in the bud

Thursday’s hike is the first since September 2023

Thursday’s hike would be the first in nearly three years and take the ECB’s benchmark deposit rate to 2.25 per cent from 2 per cent.
Banking & Finance

ECB set for ‘insurance hike’ as Iran war fans eurozone inflation

Inflation in the 21-country currency bloc is already above 3 per cent

More than three months into the Iran conflict, higher oil prices are compounding risks for highly indebted borrowers.
Global Enterprise

Global junk debt flashes warning on growing risk of stagflation

Credit funds are bracing for even greater stress in higher-risk loans and private credit

The CPI climbed 4.2 per cent from a year earlier, the most since early 2023, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data out on Wednesday.
International

US inflation accelerates, though core gauge comes in softer

Prices of household essentials, aside from petrol, rose at a more muted pace in May

The consumer-price index climbed to 1.2 per cent from a year earlier.
International

China’s inflation split widens as AI, Iran war stir up factory prices

Producer inflation has accelerated to 3.9% from a year

The Bank of Thailand has consistently argued that the increase in prices is temporary and has signalled a willingness to look through any near-term inflation spike.
International

Thailand’s inflation unexpectedly eases, remains in target range

The ministry expects inflation to reach 3% in June

Surveys show that people expect higher inflation than what official data or forecasts say, with grocery and energy prices shaping these views disproportionately. 
Opinion & Features

Are we in an affordability crisis?

Wage growth in many countries has outpaced inflation. So where is the anxiety coming from?

Indicators from PMI surveys to the ECB’s own data point to growing pressure on the real economy.
International

Eurozone inflation rises again, reinforcing case for ECB hike

Consumer prices increase to 3.2% in May from 3% a month earlier, well above the central bank’s 2% target

The annual inflation rate rose to 2.89% in April, the highest rate in more than three years, due to higher energy costs.
International

Thailand sees 2% growth and 3% inflation in 2026, central bank chief says

The Bank of Thailand is not worried about stagflation, Vitai Ratanakorn adds

Exports jumped 21.98 per cent on a yearly basis to US$25.3 billion, helped by a strong rise in shipments of manufactured goods.
International

Indonesia April trade surplus smallest in six years, May inflation quickens

The US$0.09 billion posted in April 2026 was the smallest since 2020

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