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Low inflation dilemma deepens for central banks

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INTERNATIONAL

Review of central bankers' annual Jackson Hole retreat.

Gloomy sentiment will spur stimulus in South Korea

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SOUTH KOREA

The recent fall in the price of oil was expected to provide a timely boost to the South Korean economy, but its performance in the first quarter of 2015, though rebounding from…

Economic quick fix eyed ahead of South Korea polls

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SOUTH KOREA

South Korea's economy and economic policy in early 2016.

South Korea’s economy will suffer less than most

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SOUTH KOREA

The impact exceeds that of the 2008-09 global financial crisis, when GDP grew 0.8% in 2009. Much hinges on how fast massive stimulus measures kick in at home, and how major export…

Shrinking market imbalances will help cut US inflation

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UNITED STATES

An embedded wage-price spiral took hold in the late 1970s; the price of breaking it was almost a decade of high unemployment. Today's situation more closely resembles 1946-48…

Prospects for the US economy in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

Prospects for the US economy in 2018.

Fears of higher US inflation and rates are exaggerated

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UNITED STATES

Prominent economists disagree on whether this will fire inflation. The Federal Reserve (Fed) is for the moment prioritising economic growth and employment over price control. It…

Low oil prices will give South Korea a timely boost

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SOUTH KOREA

Effects of low oil prices on South Korea.

Inflation will impede East Asia's economic recovery

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EAST ASIA

China, Japan and South Korea are no exceptions, but their inflation rates and policies differ from those in North America and Europe. How they address the challenge and how far…

Inflation could rise again in Russia in 2023

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RUSSIA

Inflation has subsided owing to base effects. War, sanctions, geopolitical isolation and economic restructuring have already undermined population living standards, with poorer…