INFLATION

‘Two degrees’ overtaking ‘2% inflation’, Brazil’s economic outlook and challenges ahead

‘Two degrees’ overtaking ‘2% inflation’, Brazil’s economic outlook and challenges ahead

Tuesday 5 November 2019  –   Vol.10 Ed.45.1

Commentary: ‘Two degrees’ overtaking ‘2% inflation’

By Gary Smith and Danae Kyriakopoulou

The climate change agenda supports the argument that two degrees Celsius will become a more important figure for central banks than 2% consumer price inflation. As regulators of the financial system, and as institutions with a broad range of instruments at their disposal, central...

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Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Tuesday, 7 May, 2019)

Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Tuesday, 7 May, 2019)

HIGHLIGHTS

WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS

GLOBAL MARKETS:   Asian equity markets recovered part of Monday’s losses in today‘s session, but European bourses opened lower amid renewed uncertainty over the outcome of the US/China trade talks. In spite of the US President’s tariff threats, Chinese Foreign Minister Spokesman Geng Shuang commented on Monday that the Chinese delegation is preparing to travel to the US for...

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Fed to rethink inflation expectations, OMFIF-World Trade Organisation seminar

Commentary: Fed to rethink inflation expectations

By Darrell Delamaide in Washington

The Federal Open Market Committee is moving closer to consensus on exceeding its 2% inflation target to make up for the long period of inflation below that goal. Fed Chair Jerome Powell argued that inflation expectations were anchored too low and the Fed needs to raise them to keep the inflation target credible.

John Williams, vice-chair of the FOMC, noted that inflation has averaged only 1.8% over the past 25...

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