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Volatility Expected in Bitcoin Later Today as US Headline Inflation Data Is Expected to Tick Higher
13.11.2024
Headline inflation year-over-year is expected to increase by 0.2% and end a six-month consecutive decline, last seen in March 2024
Nigeria’s Headline Inflation Increases as Central Bank Intensifies Foreign Exchange Controls
17.2.2024
In the first month of 2024, Nigeria’s headline inflation rose from nearly one percent to 29.9%. However, on a year-on-year basis, the January 2024 headline inflation rate was 8.08 percentage points higher than the January 2023 rate. Many commentators identify foreign exchange shortages as...
Powell: More Rate Hikes May Be Needed to Curb Inflation
25.8.2023
The chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, warned on Friday that inflation remains too high and signaled the central bank may continue raising interest rates to get it under control. In remarks at the Jackson Hole symposium, Powell acknowledged recent progress in lowering inflation...
Goldman Sachs Sees Higher US Recession Risk Citing Concerns the Fed Will ‘Respond Forcefully’ to High Inflation
22.6.2022
Goldman Sachs’ economists now see an increased risk of a U.S. recession. “We are increasingly concerned that the Fed will feel compelled to respond forcefully to high headline inflation and consumer inflation expectations if energy prices rise further, even if activity slows...
Headline Inflation Slowed to 8.3% in April, But Core Inflation Keeps Rising
11.5.2022
The consumer price index (CPI), reported by the Labor Department, was at 8.3% in April, down from 8.5% in March