Inflation Figures

Saudi Arabia's Infrastructure Outlook 'Positive'

JEDDAH - Although transport projects have been the main focus of Saudi Arabia's infrastructure sector over the past quarter, the utilities sector has also seen a number of projects awarded and announced. In a separate report,...

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Stocks That Keep Paying You Back

You can't ignore these stocks right now. Before the market crash last year, investors were woefully underexposed to bonds. A 2008 survey from the Investment Company Institute revealed the scary truth: Bond Portfolio...

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Weighing The Dollar Alternatives

The dollar has suffered a landslide of scrutiny and negative sentiment over the past eight months. Yet just nine months ago it was the currency that every investor and central banker in the world wanted to own! [More...]

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Investors again faced with wall of worry

confusion: Federal debt, specter of inflation paralyze some people HAROLD BRUBAKER; The Philadelphia Inquirer Investing is never easy. Whether it is the weakening dollar, the potential for inflation caused by the huge economic...

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Pimco says yuan, won offer value on rate prospects

Pacific Investment Management Co., manager of the world's biggest bond fund, said China's yuan, South Korea's won and the Singapore dollar offer “attractive value” because central banks need to counter inflation. The case for...

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Japan holds rates at 0.1pc as row rages on deflation

The Bank of Japan upgraded its economic assessment yesterday, setting itself up for a confrontation with a government pressing for a policy response to deflation and a possible return to recession. The Japanese government...

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An inflationary spike is not just hot air it's a very real threat

In October UK inflation rose sharply with the Consumer Price Index up 1.5pc annually compared with 1.1pc the month before. Most prominent British economists say this is a "blip" and that "deflation" remains the most serious...

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Personal Financing: How External Risks Affect The Rate

It is important to note how external market’s particular situations and treasure reference rate variations affect the Interest rate charged for personal loans. These external risks are relatively predictable and thus, knowing...

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Botswana: BoB Bank Rate Should Remain Constant to Boost Growth - Analysts

Analysts expect the interest rate to remain unchanged for the time being as inflation is expected not to move significantly in the coming months. Inflation, which last week fell by 0.1 percentage points to 6.9 percent, has...

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The Dollar Bubble

A bubble in the Dollar was created in 1971 when the Government ended the gold standard. At that time, the Dollar lost its intrinsic value and has been in a bear market ever since. As a result, the Dollar's purchasing power has...

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