inflation

The cautious are paying for the profligate, not only by sacrificing their tax money to save banks from collapse but by seeing their savings eroded by negative interest rates. more...

Most people who have a mortgage are doing very nicely, thank you very much, out of lower interest rates. more...

Central banks' policy of printing money to try and stimulate weak economies is unlikely to result in significantly higher inflation, Rob Carnell, chief international economist at ING, wrote in a market note. more...

China's inflation data on Friday may show price pressures fading at a time when its economy is shuddering from softer demand abroad, giving Beijing room to keep monetary policy on hold for now.** more...

South Korean consumer inflation in September eased by a full percentage point to a four-month low, matching analysts' expectations and supporting the market's view for no change in interest rates for the time being. more...

With inflation still looming as an economic wild card, investors are taking a closer look at asset classes that traditionally outperform as consumer prices rise. more...

U.S. inflation will drop towards 2 percent, Richard Fisher, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank president, told CNBC Monday. more...

China will keep monetary conditions tight in its effort to rein in stubborn inflation, the country's central bank said on Friday, adding that containing domestic price rises remains the priority.* more...

Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman revealed he is making a big bet on the Hong Kong dollar, with CNBC's Scott Wapner has the details on how this impacted the currency. more...

"Inflation in UK will drop next year and growth prospects remain low ,"Chris Scicluna, deputy head of economic research at Daiwa Capital Markets, told CNBC. more...

Link to the U.S. dollar is forcing Hong Kong to import ultra-loose monetary policy amid soaring property prices, but the alternatives also carry risks. The Financial Times reports. more...

CNBC's Steve Liesman has the story on the ECB leaving key rates unchanged, saying there is less risk of inflation in the next few months. more...

China's consumer price inflation will remain high in the near future, although prices will gradually fall, and Beijing needs to be on alert, deputy central bank governor Ma Delun said on Sunday. more...

The U.S. central bank's plan to keep interest rates low for an extended period could add inflation pressure in countries like South Korea, Finance Minister Bahk Jae-wan said on Friday. more...

"Inflation fears at the start of the year were always something I was skeptical about and which I always thought were overdone," Bob Parker, senior advisor at Credit Suisse, told CNBC. However, he added he was concerned that inflation could become an issue in 2013. more...

The European Central Bank is reviewing the risks to price stability, ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Monday, suggesting the bank could tone down its view on inflation pressures. more...

South Korean consumers' confidence dipped to a five-month low in August while their inflation expectations hit a 29-month high, a central bank survey showed on Thursday, putting the Bank of Korea in a deeper policy dilemma. more...

The U.S. central bank's plan to keep interest rates low for an extended period could add inflation pressure in countries like South Korea, Finance Minister Bahk Jae-wan said on Friday. more...

The European Central Bank is not worried about the health of the euro zone as a whole and it will stick to its role of fighting inflation, ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet told CNBC in an interview Thursday. more...

Inflation expectations in South Korea rose in July, according to a Bank of Korea survey, bolstering the case for a rate hike, while the bank's consumer sentiment index remained marginally more positive than negative. more...