Topic: Inflation Rate
Eurozone inflation drop to 0.9% confirmed
AFP Global Edition
Annual inflation fell slightly in the 16-nation eurozone to 0.9 percent in February, the first drop since last summer, official figures confirmed Tuesday. The small drop from the 1.0 percent inflation rate recorded by the EU's Eurostat data agency in January was confirmed by the EU's ...
Bank of Japan meet begins, considers fresh steps
AFP Global Edition
Japan's central bank began a two-day monetary policy meeting Tuesday amid speculation it may announce fresh emergency measures to spur an economic recovery hobbled by deflation and weak demand. The Bank of Japan is widely expected to hold interest rates unchanged at 0.1 percent -- a rock-bottom rate it ...
Record number of Chinese unhappy over inflation
Reuters US Online Report Top News
BEIJING (Reuters) - More than one in two Chinese savers regard the current inflation rate as unacceptable, according to a central bank survey on Tuesday that is likely to fan official concern about deteriorating inflation expectations. Consumer prices rose 2.7 percent in the year to February, up from 1.5 ...
China tightening fears send Asian markets lower
AFP Global Edition
Speculation that China will take more steps to cool its economy hit sentiment in Asia Monday, with Shanghai and Hong Kong lower as risk-averse investors stayed on the sidelines. Trade was relatively quiet ahead of meetings this week by eurozone finance ministers and the US and Japanese central banks. Investors ...
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