The result of 3.8% is what the Reserve Bank expected. The so-called underlying rate of inflation actually fell.
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South Africans saving for retirement should do whatever it takes to keep their funds invested.
All public attention is currently focused on the Sunday reshuffle. Meanwhile behind the scenes, preoccupying the government.is the June quarter inflation figure out on Wednesday.
Rampant inflation and stagnant wages have led to a record low in the level of Argentina’s beef consumption.
Now that President Biden has pulled out of the race, let’s look at the numbers we have for a Harris vs Trump contest.
Healthy eating is increasingly out of reach for struggling families. Since 2014, prices on fruit and vegetables have increased by around 45%, while processed foods have seen just a 14% rise.
In recent decades the institutions shaping wages have been transformed. Employers today enjoy far greater bargaining power.
Scholars of communication and politics assess a presidential debate with a clear loser, but no clear winner.
Setting off fireworks at home was as much a pandemic trend as buying a Peloton.
The newer, more frequent monthly measure of inflation is moving further away from the Reserve Bank’s target band.
Interest rates and inflation are lower than expected this time last year. The next set of predictions is likely to be brighter still.
The government has accepted all the recommendations in the final report of an inquiry done by a former Labor minister Craig Emerson.
Government’s decision to change the national anthem has generated debate among Nigerians. Some see it as an attempt to distract attention from harsh economic realities.
The Reserve Bank will keep rates high until it sees clear evidence inflation is heading back toward its target band. It’s really that simple.
Ghana’s central bank has faced criticism for its role in the country’s economic crisis.
Monetary policy can be wielded as a tool to boost an economy around election time, which explains why politicians want to have a say on it.
The Federal Reserve is being characteristically cautious.
Increases in award wages do very little to boost Australia’s total wage bill, and even less to boost inflation.
Dental assistants, community services workers, pharmacists and psychologists are in line for biggger increases down the track.
Spikes in inflation are often blamed on government borrowing to deliver cash handouts. But it’s more complicated than that. The real issue lies in borrowing without a plan to balance the books.
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