INFLATION

Dissenting voices have 'rarely been as loud and persistent'

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the economic picture is favorable although some of the data may not be as good as it looks

Esperanza Castillo, 74, waits for treatment at the clinic with her daughter

Not what the ECB has been aiming for

Some fear a return of the bad old hyperinflation days

Wall Street's three indices Thursday almost broke its record on a spate of encouraging news.

Incoming ECB President Christine Lagarde calls for an accommodative policy for the foreseeable future to help push inflation to about 2 percent.

Mary Daly, President of San Francisco Federal Reserve has expressed support for more U.S. monetary policy easing.

International Business Times poll on major U.S. economic releases scheduled for the week of August 12, 2019.

Britain’s economic growth is stagnating and there is an apprehension that the Brexit crisis has already pushed the U.K economy into a recession, according to a leading think tank.

International Business Times poll on major U.S. economic releases scheduled for the week of July 8, 2019.

Higher open likely for the U.S markets Thursday after the U.S. stock index futures jumped sharply in the morning spurred by the Federal Reserve’s readiness for a cut in interest rates later this year.

Moderate open likely for the U.S markets Wednesday after the U.S. stock index futures were marginally down on the back of the hardening of the U.S stand on trade talks with China.

While China is rejoicing over the doubling of the trade surplus in May, the bad news is that China’s consumer inflation in May shot up 2.7 percent and is the highest in 15 months

International Business Times poll on major U.S. economic releases scheduled for the week of June 10, 2019.

The powerful Argentinian CGT umbrella union has grounded flights and disrupted work at key grain ports across the country in response to austerity measures taken by President Mauricio Macri.

The Fed decided not to boost interest rates for the year, causing dismay on Wall Street.

Better than expected economic data gives the Fed some leeway on recasting its monetary policy but economists expect the central bank to watch for domestic and global cues before making any changes.

The impressive GDP report on the U.S. economy’s first quarter must give thumbs up to President Donald Trump just as it cheered the markets and citizens.

International Business Times poll on major U.S. economic releases scheduled for the week of April 29, 2019.

International Business Times poll on major U.S. economic releases scheduled for the week of April 8, 2019.