Reserve Bank of Australia Revives the Ghost of Inflation Past
After the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided to leave its interest rates unchanged last…
Monetary Policy
Dr. Duru Don’t Blame the Fed: The Fed Gives Us What We Want
The Fed’s risk management strategy was ostensibly designed to keep pushing rates higher until the…
Inflation Expectations and Inflationary Psychology
The Federal Reserve’s aggressive fight against inflation has savaged financial markets. Along the way, I…
An Attempt to Explain Today’s Lower Inflationary Pressures In Japan
In a world of soaring commodity prices, major commodity importers should worry about increasing inflation…
The UK’s CPI inflation to remain stubbornly high for the next two years
On February 7th, The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England (BoE) decided…
Battling inflation is a top priority in 2011 for China
In “China says cannot lower guard against inflation“, Reuters reports that “China’s Premier Wen Jiabao…
Greenspan knows inflation?
Suddenly, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan knows inflation. In fact, he now sees inflation…
China’s holiday greetings: a 25 basis point rate hike
China’s scramble to battle inflation continues. On Saturday, Christmas Day in many parts of the…
China continues to lose its fight against inflation
We have chronicled on these pages China’s struggles with inflation. It appears the pressures are…
China Gets More Aggressive In Inflation Fight
China surprised financial markets by again raising requirements for bank reserves sooner than expected. More…