SHOULD you fret more about inflation or deflation?
House price is rising at a higher rate than inflation.
As all NIA members know, the CPI understates inflation through geometric weighting and hedonics.
But economists said the underlying trend for Hong Kong's inflation is clearly upwards.
Not only has inflation picked up, but the recovery from last year's economic slowdown has also gathered momentum.
October's rate also renewed pressure on China to accelerate the appreciation of its currency, a move which many believe could dampen inflation in the country.
Unlike central banks around the world, the RBI doesn’t have a clear inflation or unemployment mandate; instead it targets multiple indicators that are known only to officials within the bank.
Relatively high oil prices in recent years have enabled Iran to amass some USD 30 billion in foreign exchange reserves, but have not eased economic hardships such as high unemployment and inflation.
In 1991 Nicaraguan inflation exceeded 60, 000%.
In the euro zone underlying inflation and wage growth are both subdued and inflation expectations are under control.
And lower inflation in Germany means that, to close the inflation differential, peripheral countries will need a bout of outright deflation.
Shanghai house property, an eternal estate with inflation proofing and possible appreciation, is an ideal investment.
Much like the archetypal notion of God, identifying oneself as God or Messiah is a disastrous form of ego-inflation.
In the euro area, where there is scant evidence of wage inflation and extreme weakness in the periphery economies, the ECB should not raise rates.
In sum, growth has not been significantly impacted by tightening measures. Instead, it continues to fuel inflation by boosting demand for both producer and consumer of goods and services.
The poor is ailing from inflation.
For a period we've got inflation rising and unemployment rising.
The term inflation signifies a decline in the value of money.
Nothing like that has shown up in America: the BPP's daily inflation rate only marginally overshoots the official measure.
The numbers have become so large that the Chinese government has issued warnings about the effect virtual currency can have on China's financial stability by causing money supply problems, inflation, and avenues for money laundering.
Runaway inflation will depress the economy.
There were no immediate signs of inflation, he said, but the government had to be watchful because “inflation may emerge”.
Supporters say his empirical approach makes Mr Weber a pragmatic policymaker, even if he is usually branded an inflation hawk.
That appeals to businesses, which, like individuals, are feeling increasingly insecure as the cost of employee health benefits continues to soar well above the rate of inflation.
We are battling against inflation and unemployment.
What do burger prices tell us about the reliability of official inflation figures?
As prices rise quickly in Australia's booming industries and regions, the RBA can meet its inflation target only if prices elsewhere fall.
The economists predicted an increase in the rate of inflation.
Inflation was low and steady as the Bank of England, freed by Mr Brown to set interest rates in order to hit an inflation target, deftly steered the economy.
Controlling/quelling/checking deflation/inflation
Increases in food and energy costs can squeeze spending on other goods and services, depressing prices and artificially lowering core inflation.
Pumping more money into the economy might jolt up inflation expectations, given that inflation has been above the government's 2% target for most of the past four years.
The government has taken measures to restrain inflation.
One way around this problem would be for the Fed explicitly to state its tolerance of inflation above 2%.
To continue to fight through the months ahead for my personal vindication would almost totally absorb the time and attention of both the President and the Congress in a period when our entire focus should be on the great issues of peace abroad and perosperity without inflation at home.
While this may be a politically palatable short-term approach, we may once again face the onset of damaging inflation and the economic instability that history has shown will follow.
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