Global growth to stay strong but virus variants the top risk, economists say
A global survey of nearly 500 economists taken this month also concluded that recent rising inflation in key economies around the world would be transitory.
As a developing economy with a per capita income of just over $10,000, China can tolerate higher inflation better than developed economies can.
Will China save the U.S. from inflation fears?
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, for example, warned last month that the U.S. might be headed toward an inflationary episode on par with the years after World War II.
China may be the answer to Janet Yellen's 'mystery'
China is no longer easily caricatured as a place with a limitless supply of cheap labor churning out bargain-basement stuff for consumers and businesses around the world.
While Lawrence Summers may be overstating the inflation threat, a careful review of Joe Biden’s stimulus plan along the lines he proposes is probably a good idea.
History tells us to worry about inflation
One cannot assume that the near future will be like the recent past. The post-pandemic world will offer a first test of whether low inflation is here to stay.
Coronavirus threatens revival of Japan's deflationary nemesis
Years after Japan made a cautious recovery from its long deflationary spell, the world's third-largest economy may be headed back into a cycle of falling prices as the coronavirus threatens a deep downturn and policymakers struggle for options. A return to deflation would be a ...
Japan inflation rate slowed to 0.6% in February as virus shock spread
Japan's inflation rate slowed down to 0.6 percent in February from a year earlier, reflecting decreases in crude oil prices and concerns over global economic growth due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19, government data showed Thursday. The nationwide core consumer ...
Core consumer inflation ticked up in December, but remained far short of BOJ's 2% target
Core consumer prices rose in December from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, climbing from the previous month, but inflation was still well short of the Bank of Japan's elusive 2 percent target. The lackluster data, which was also boosted by a sales ...
Does inattention explain today's low inflation?
In the 1980s and 1990s, people were acutely aware of inflationary risks, whereas economic actors today may be setting their expectations based on a different set of considerations.
Deepening negative rates would do more harm than good, says Bank of Japan ex-deputy
The Bank of Japan has nearly exhausted its policy ammunition for boosting the economy, as deepening negative interest rates — seen as the most likely step if it were to expand stimulus — will do more harm than good, former BOJ Deputy Gov. Toshiro ...
