Japan has long sought more inflation and a weak yen. But not like this.
While overall inflation remains moderate, food and energy costs are rising rapidly — an outgrowth not of increased demand, but of market turmoil.
Fed confronts why it may have acted too slowly on inflation
Some Federal Reserve officials have begun to acknowledge that they were too slow to respond to rapid inflation last year.
The U.S. Fed navigates a difficult path, with much resting on its success
The market plunge is a vote of no confidence in the Fed’s ability to safely navigate between competing imperatives: controlling inflation and keeping the economy growing.
BOJ policymakers unwavering on easy policy stance, meeting minutes show
Many board members warned of heightening risks to Japan's economy from the Ukraine crisis that would keep inflationary pressure subdued.
Japan's video game makers get a wage hike, but is it enough?
Video game developers in Japan receive a bump in pay — just not a very large one.
When will this inflation ever end?
To understand the increase in consumer price inflation around the world, one must look not only at supply and demand but also at the wedge that the coronavirus introduced between them.
Preventing developing-economy debt disasters
The best way to protect people from poverty and food insecurity such as that caused by the Ukraine war is to build a more inclusive social-protection system. But money remains a problem.
Brexit made Boris Johnson. Now he has to face its costs.
The inflationary impact on the U.K. economy and the risks of de-globalization are worsening pressure on companies and consumers.
Sorry savers, banks no longer want your money
Banks have more money than they know what to do with and they don’t need or want any more of yours.
Weighing the cost of short-term expedients against long-term necessities
It is becoming clear that the world’s policymakers are caught in a dreadful confusion: a confusion between short-term fixes or long-term necessities.
Japanese officials favor a weak yen because companies earn higher profits. But Japanese businesses now rely increasingly on foreign production, which limits the value of a weaker yen.
