Inflation rate articles
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Fed leaves interest rates unchanged amid inflation rate higher than 2% target
May 1 (UPI) — The Federal Reserve Wednesday voted to keep interest rates unchanged, in line with expectations as inflation remains above the central bank’s 2% threshold. The Federal reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement that the central bank left interest rates for overnight bank borrowing within a range of 5.25%-5.5%. With CPI inflation at 3.5%, the […] The post Fed leaves interest rates unchanged amid inflation rate higher than 2% target first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
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Indonesia's inflation rate eases slightly in April
By Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo. JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's annual inflation rate cooled slightly in April as pressure from...
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Why Inflation, Exchange Rates Move In Opposite Directions
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is alone in its perception that Nigeria’s surging inflation is fueled by excess liquidity. CBN has inauspiciously pushed the monetary policy rate (MPR), the nation’s benchmark lending rate to a record 24.75 per cent, while banks cash reserve ratio (CRR) stands menacingly at 45 per cent in a […]