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U.S. unemployment rate of 5.5 percent is right where the Fed had been saying inflation would likely start to accelerate. Yet inflation remains even lower than the Fed wants it to be, so it seems as if its a matter of time.

This article talks about how the guardian feel that George Osborne has failed to achieve a satisfactory inflation rate. There is an inverse relationship between inflation rate and aggregate demand. If interest rates are high then there is an increase in the cost of borrowing for the consumer. As well when interest rates are there is a higher return from savings in banks.

This article talks about how the falling oil prices can push the inflation level to its lowest ever and how that might imapact economies generally. It is reported that the low oil prices are reducing the level of inflation.

This Article talks about the inflation rates in Britain and according to the study they are now lower then ever meaning that money depreciates slower, while the income of the workers increased, this is good for the workers.

This article is brilliant for the topic we are now covering, its about UK's inflation rate being low and " is expected to turn negative in the coming months for the first time in more than half a century."

Apparently our misery level is down! Yay us, we should celebrate! Except... that this is quite meaningless in our society now. The US has become too complicated to actually have meaning in a Misery test. We need prices to decrease or wages to increase in order to actually be able to pay off our debts and loans

The article explains the fears that the Reserve Bank of India are facing due to inflation increase. The article is pretty simple to read and grasp.

This article talks about how inflation in the UK reached 0 this February and various factors

This article suggets how Zambia's inflation rose to its highest in six years on Thursday as the copper producer was battered by power cuts, a falling currency and a shrinking demand for its primary import.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference at the end of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Washington. The Federal Reserve forecasts that the U.S. unemployment rate can now fall further without spurring inflation, a sign that it may move slowly in raising interest rates.

Price of gold is increasing as demand for it is increasing in Asia. This article relates to this week's topic because it demonstrates that as demand of gold is rising, its price must increase because it is a limited source and therefore there can only be a limited amount of people who acquire it - therefore, according to this article, the gold is being allocated to people who are ready to spend $1,400 an ounce .

Argentina according to the article has suffered from a high annual fluctuation last year and the percentage will increase this year if the government do not take action. As predicted, the government did of-course see an inflation which is 18.2% which is lower than that of last. And this inflation occurred from January to August.

This article addresses several economic issues, like the US dollar inflation that is now not even backed by real gold, the demand and supply of gold, the dramatic reduction of this product in certain markets, and how this will affect the market overall.

Advanced economies face the triple threat of low growth, low inflation and high debt. In this article there is the belief that economies should have effective fiscal policies to prevent this from happening. "Smart taxation and spending and strong fiscal frameworks make a huge difference."