Consumer prices articles
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Consumer price temperature check key to rates outlook
Australia’s hotly anticipated quarterly consumer price index will land amid fears inflation progress is stalling in some advanced economies and threatening to delay interest rate cuts. Consecutive months of hotter-than-expected United States inflation data have pushed back the expected timing of rate cuts in the world’s biggest economy to later this year. Australian interest-rate markets […]
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Albert Heijn supermarket prices don't add up: Consumer group
Consumer association Consumentenbond is taking the Albert Heijn supermarket group to court to find out more about cash register mistakes which have led to shoppers paying more than they should. The association’s research shows that AH, Jumbo and Plus receipts are often likely to be wrong when checked against the prices of goods in the stores. In 2023, the association said it wanted compensation for consumers who have for years put up with the mistakes, unbeknown to them. Albert Heijn has been
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Naira Soars, Prices Stall: Why Relief For Nigerian Consumers Is Slow!
Over the past few weeks, the naira has undergone a dramatic turnaround, appreciating from a record low of around N1,900/dollar read more Naira soars, prices stall: Why relief for Nigerian consumers is slow!