High inflation and mostly strong economic growth featured among the world’s major economies during January although immediate economic growth prospects are softer because of the Omicron wave. Also, key central banks, including the US Fed, are promising to act tougher...
A big risk off week has seen government bond yields rise and share markets fall. The frothiest assets, US tech companies and crypto currencies, saw the biggest falls. The main reason for the sharp falls in financial asset prices last week was further undermining of...
Inflation has taken over from longstanding – 30 years – disinflation during 2021 and it will not go away during 2022 and 2023. The annual rate of inflation in most major economies including the US, Europe and Australia may dip later this year on base effects,...