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A rate rise on the ides of March?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... expectations for a 2.4% rate, the fastest rate since March 2012 and the six straight month of quickening inflation rate. Core inflation lifted to 2.3% in January - the highest level since August last year - from 2.2% in the previous month and beating ...

British inflation quickens but still off-target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... diesel prices, along with a significant slowdown in the fall in food prices" and of course, the weak British pound. Core inflation - which excludes volatile items such as fuel and food items - was unchanged at 1.6% in January from December but below ...

Lifted by external demand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... supports further weakness in wages. Headline inflation slowed to 0.3% in December from 0.5% in the previous month; Core inflation (less food) improved to -0.2% from -0.3% -- but the minuses in front of the numbers tell us it remains in deflation; Core-core ...

Little pay, little spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... continued low inflation/deflation. Headline inflation weakened to 0.3% in December from 0.5% in the previous month; Core inflation (less food) improved to -0.2% from -0.3% -- but the minuses in front of the numbers tell us it remains in deflation; Core-core ...

Three for three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... from an earlier forecast of 1.3%, mainly reflecting improvement in overseas economies and the yen's depreciation. Core inflation - excluding fresh food - is expected to remain largely unchanged at 1.5% in FY 2017. The BOJ considers the uncertainty regarding ...

Heading the ECB's way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... highest inflation rate since February 2013 and is on-target relative to the ECB's of just under 2.0%. However, core inflation remained unchanged at 0.9% in January from December. But upward pressure on consumer prices could persist if the current stronger ...

A minor slip but still going stronger

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
The strong US dollar (weak euro) is doing it for the single currency area. Although down slightly to a preliminary estimate of 54.3 in January (from 54.4 in December), the Markit flash Eurozone composite output index is the second highest reading since ...

From strength to strength

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... pace that was similar to that seen in December". US headline inflation was at 2.1% in the year to December while core inflation stood at 2.2%.

Activity and inflation going Yellen's way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... December from 1.7% in the previous month - the fifth consecutive month of accelerating growth in consumer prices. Core inflation (excluding food and energy) quickened to 2.2% over the past 12 months from 2.1% in November. US industrial production increased ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... recorded in the prices of clothing and footwear (-0.5%); transport (-1.5%); and communication (-2.7%). The annual core inflation rate quickened to 2.2% in November - the fastest rate since August - from 2.0% in October.