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Russia’s inflation, in November, is climbing to 8.4%, touching its highest reading in about six years according to the Rosstat national statistics service’s statements on Wednesday. Prices have risen over the last 18 months as the economy emerges from the coronavirus slowdown, and Russia’s Central Bank has hiked interest rates …

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board members decided, on Tuesday, to leave the official cash rate (OCR) unchanged at a record low of 0.10% during their December monetary policy meeting.The board decided to maintain the interest rate on exchange settlement balances at zero percent. The board decided to continue …

The Bank of Canada is expected to keep the major part of focused spotlight on inflation at its policy decision, as the country’s central bank is about to encounter an aggressive campaign in favour of interest rate hikes. Policy makers led by Governor Tiff Macklem are unlikely to raise their …

Optimism about the U.S. economy registered its biggest bounce in more than a year in December, after sinking to COVID-era lows a month earlier.The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index, an early monthly read on consumer confidence, jumped 4.5 points to 48.4. Still, the index remained in modestly pessimistic territory. Readings above …

Officials from some US banks on Tuesday said that there are real concerns about the impact of higher inflation, adding pressure on the Federal Reserve to implement plans to slow down the pace of its tapering at a faster pace.The International Monetary Fund last week warned of intensifying inflationary pressures, …

Bitcoin continued its decline after a strong decline on Saturday and fell on Monday by more than 3% to settle around $47,700 levels. Bitcoin lost about a fifth of its value during trading on Saturday, and some attributed this strong decline to profit-taking and global fears, but then managed to …

The federal statistics agency Destatis released preliminary data, on Monday, showing German consumer prices had hit a 29-year high in November, as soaring energy costs and supply chain bottlenecks weigh on Europe’s top economy. Data showed that German industrial output rose more than expected in October, even as supply bottlenecks …

The International Monetary Fund could be about to cut growth forecasts for the euro area as concerns over the omicron Covid variant and persistently higher inflation grow.The Fund said in October that it expected the euro zone economy to grow by 4.3% in 2022. Now, the institution has warned about …

Reserve Bank of New Zealand Deputy Governor Geoff Bascand said on Monday that while longer-term inflation expectations in the country remain well anchored, short-term inflation expectations have increased. Key Comments:“The RBNZ will take considered steps for now.”“Predicts unemployment rate to drift up to about 4%.”“More confident that the labour market …

European Central Bank governing council member Robert Holzmann said on Monday that inflation in the Eurozone would unlikely fall below 2.0% in 2022, according to Reuters citing Handelsblatt. Holzmann added that inflation is set to reach its peak sometime around the turn of the year. Holzmann said that the ECB …