The independent parliament member, Bassim Khashan, underlined the government’s failure in controlling food supplies’ prices...
detailsMarket movements this month have led to renewed fears that changes in US financial and monetary conditions will trigger a painful wave of capital flight from emerging markets...
detailsEconomic forecasting models have long been notoriously inaccurate in predicting inflation, and COVID-19 has further complicated the challenge...
detailsIn an environment of secular stagnation in the developed economies, central bankers ingenuity in loosening monetary policy is exactly what is not needed. What is needed are admissions of impotence, in order to spur efforts by governments to promote demand
detailsUnlike the 2008 global financial crisis, which was mostly a large negative aggregate demand shock, the next recession is likely to be caused by permanent negative supply shocks
detailsOver the past few years, the US Federal Reserve has been ahead of other major central banks in normalizing monetary policy.
detailsThe price is wrong, Egyptians are addicted to subsidies that make them poorer
detailsInflation has remained stubbornly low across the global North has come as a surprise to many economic observers
detailsProtesters chant death to the dictator
detailsTerms of new IMF loan dictate that fuel subsidies have to be scrapped, meaning costs are increasing yet again
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