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Ganesh Sivamani

BBC News - UK inflation rate falls to fresh four-year low of 1.7% - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-26730533

inflation

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  • Leander Stähler on 25 Mar 14
     
    This article discusses how the inflation rate of the UK has decreased to 1.7% - a four-year low. This is in cohesion to increasing wages, and Prime Minister Cameron has used this to praise his cabinet's economic policy, aiming to further decrease the rate to 1% by the end of the year.
  • Ganesh Sivamani on 30 Mar 14
     
    This article highlights how the UK inflation rate has fallen to a four-year low of 1.7%. The drop in petrol prices is the main reason of this fall in inflation rates.
Judith Brasse

Eurozone Unemployment, Inflation Stable - 0 views

business.time.com/...-unemployment-inflation-stable

eurozone unemployment inflation

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  • Judith Brasse on 16 Mar 14
     
    This article talks about the official data of the unemployment rate and the inflation rate within the eurozone. The low and stable inflation and unemployment being near 12% causes concern about a decreased GDP, as experts fear a deflation would defer consumption and investment.
David Weiss

German Inflation Slows as ECB Prepares for Interest-Rate Meeting - 0 views

www.businessweek.com/...ares-for-interest-rate-meeting

inflation

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  • David Weiss on 28 Mar 14
     
    German inflation rate drops by 10%, due to price gains through various methods. The article talks about how this affects the German and the EU economy, and why the inflation slowed.
Tana Monk

Eurozone unemployment at record high as inflation drops - 1 views

www.bbc.com/...business-22353726

inflation unemployment interest rate

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  • Tana Monk on 12 Mar 14
     
    This article talks about how most of the countries using the euro has experienced a 12% increase in the unemployment rate due to the decreasing inflation. Around 19.2 million people were out of work during that time and the inflation fall was much steeper than what analysts expected.
Marc WuDunn

Euro-Area Inflation at 0.7% Builds Rate Pressure on ECB - 0 views

www.bloomberg.com/...-below-half-of-ecb-target.html

Inflation

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  • Marc WuDunn on 17 Mar 14
     
    This article discusses Euro-Area inflation rates which are below the European central-banks target rate. Annual consumer prices rose by only 0.7, while the median estimate was 0.9%.
Maria Vittoria Merello

Consumer prices rise on gas costs; annual inflation rate remains low - 1 views

articles.latimes.com/...cpi-inlfation-economy-20140116

inflation

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  • Maria Vittoria Merello on 16 Mar 14
     
    Annual inflation has remained low. In december economists expected prices to rise, however inflation remained constant and below the Federal Reserve's annual target of 2%. Gas prices in December increased. They had never increased so much not even the last time in June when they rose of a 3.6%.
Anna Selzer

Five economic issues that have the RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan worried - Economic Times - 1 views

articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/...m-rajan-q4-slow-paced-recovery

AD aggregate demand consumption inflation

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  • India has underlined various risks to a sustained recovery for the economy.
  • Consumer price Inflation
  • high inflation continues to pose a challenge
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  • He also said that the slowdown in economy is getting increasingly worrisome.
  • Consumption demand continues to weaken
  • exacerbate the weakness in aggregate demand.
  • Ganesh Sivamani on 16 Feb 14
     
    This article looks at what the Royal Bank of India believes could be harmful for the future. There are five main points, and one of them talks about the aggregated demand. There is hope for the aggregate demand to increase due to infrastructure projects coming through.
  • Anna Selzer on 25 Feb 14
     
    India is facing some macroeconomic concerns. Her economic recovery remains at slow rate. This causes weaknesses in aggregate demand and consumption demand.
Zhangyi Ye

China fights inflation as rising prices threaten growth - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-12696859

price controle

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  • Zhangyi Ye on 26 Nov 13
     
    This article is about China fighting inflation in May 2011. It describes the food prices in China were up 10.3% in January versus a year earlier and the price of gas also rises. The article also outlines the plan of China government to keep down the price of goods--price control. Check it out!
philippa smith

Inflation, unemployment and UK 'misery' - 1 views

www.bbc.com/...business-24550075

Inflation Unemployment

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  • philippa smith on 17 Mar 14
     
    This article talks about inflation and unemployment in the Uk
Leander Stähler

Narenda Modi Fights Inflation - 0 views

guardianlv.com/...narenda-modi-fights-inflation

supply side

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  • Leander Stähler on 22 May 14
     
    Narendra Modi's one promise that engineered his victory in the recent elections was dealing with the problems of inflation in India. The article discusses how he wishes to do so with the help of supply-side and monetary policies.
Judith Brasse

UPDATE 1-Brazil economic activity index slips in November - 0 views

www.reuters.com/...activity-idUSL2N0KR0EB20140117

economic activity brazil inflation

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  • Judith Brasse on 10 Feb 14
     
    Despite government policies which have tried to keep the increasingly high inflation rate in check and the central bank increasing the benchmark lending rate, brazils economy has encountered a 0.31% decrease in economic activity. Despite a growth in retail sales in November and stimulus spending by the government, the economy has contracted as prices rose and decreasing business confidence lead to a decline in investment.
Ganesh Sivamani

New govt's fiscal policy to affect RBI's monetary stance | Business Standard - 0 views

www.business-standard.com/...cal-policy-114041800609_1.html

fiscal policy

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  • Ganesh Sivamani on 21 Apr 14
     
    This is an article about how the Reserve Bank of India is waiting for the new fiscal policies before making any decisions. The inflation is on the rise, but the RBI is yet to make any decisions.
Ganesh Sivamani

Why India needs supply-side economics - Livemint - 0 views

www.livemint.com/...eeds-supplyside-economics.html

supply side

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  • Ganesh Sivamani on 26 May 14
     
    This article talks about why India needs supply side economics to develop the economy and reduce inflation and unemployment
Judith Brasse

Modest Growth seen in nominal GDP - 0 views

www.timesofoman.com/...Article-29846.aspx

Aggregate Demand Monetary policy Growth Oman

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  • Judith Brasse on 16 Feb 14
     
    This article discusses the monetary management of the central bank of Oman with respect to Balance of payments, savings and investment and Islamic banking. It accosts the three factors that cause the AD-Curve to be downward sloping and explains how the CBO aims to promote AD while keeping inflation stable.
Leander Stähler

What next for the business cycle? - 1 views

www.mywealth.commbank.com.au/...business-cycle--hottopic201402

business cycle

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  • Leander Stähler on 02 Mar 14
     
    This article looks at what part of the business cycle the Australian economy currently is in. The author describes in good detail how certain aspects of the ending of a recession; lower unemployment due to big firms laying off employees and low interest rates, and low inflation.
David Weiss

Abscence of a Pricing Mechanism in Pakistan Pharmaceuticals - 0 views

www.brecorder.com/...1237925

Price mechanism Supply

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  • David Weiss on 10 Oct 13
     
    The absence of any pricing mechanism in the Pakistani Pharmaceuticals market has caused a stop in production and inflation of the Rupee. I find it interesting because it really shows us how important a proper pricing mechanisms are in a market.
Talisha R

India's economy grows faster than expected - 2 views

www.bbc.com/...business-25149322

economic growth

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  • Talisha R on 04 Apr 14
     
    This article talks about how India's economic growth rate has picked up strongly. It shows how India has had many problems in the past including high inflation and a weak currency and a slowdown in the mining industry which have all slowed down their growth.
Leander Stähler

Fed's Evans Calls on Fiscal Policy Makers to Help Boost Growth - 1 views

www.bloomberg.com/...kers-to-help-boost-growth.html

fiscal policy

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  • Leander Stähler on 21 Apr 14
     
    This article outlines a request by the official Charles Evans of the US Federal Reserve to fiscal policy makers to fight inflation (presumably using deflationary fiscal policy), and thusly boost economic growth.
Tana Monk

China economic growth on track, no immediate need for stimulus: ADB - 1 views

articles.chicagotribune.com/...-growth-target-chinese-economy

economic growth inflation unemployment

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  • Tana Monk on 27 Mar 14
     
    China's economy is predicted to have a slowdown but is still expected to have an economic growth of 7.5%. There is no need for the government to provide a stimulus. China's economic growth seems to be in a steady stream of "ups and down" but consumption (AD) is increasing as well. This should push economic growth much farther.
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