Tag: Inflation

• Tuesday, October 25th 2011 - 18:50 UTC

  EIU expects higher inflation in Uruguay as government tries to spur growth

  

  The Uruguayan government will concentrate efforts in promoting economic growth, (debilitated in the second quarter), plus reducing domestic debt, even to the expense of “weakening the credibility of the inflation target”, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit, EIU, from The Economist magazine.

• Tuesday, October 25th 2011 - 04:19 UTC

  Inflation in Brazil slowing down for the first time in 14 months

  

  Economists covering Brazil cut their 2012 inflation forecast for the first time in eight weeks, cementing expectations that the central bank will continue to cut interest rates.

• Friday, October 14th 2011 - 22:00 UTC

  September inflation in China eased but high prices for food remain a concern

  

  Inflation in China eased slightly in September but high prices, especially for food, remain a concern for the country's population. Consumer prices rose 6.1% last month, compared with the same month last year, the National Bureau of Statistics said.

• Sunday, October 9th 2011 - 10:04 UTC

  Chilean inflation in September picks up; central bank to keep buying dollars

  

  Chilean inflation rose 0.5% in September and the trade balance narrowed as falling copper output forced the first monthly year-on-year fall in exports in over two years.

• Saturday, October 8th 2011 - 08:39 UTC

  Brazil’s inflation above target and at its highest annually since May 2005

  

  Annual inflation in Brazil hit a six-year high in September, government data showed on Friday. The benchmark IPCA consumer price index rose 7.31% in the 12 months through September -- above the official target range ceiling of 6.5% for the sixth straight month and the highest 12-month rate since May 2005.

• Saturday, October 1st 2011 - 01:16 UTC

  Construction activity in Argentina remains steady as investors choose “bricks”

  

  Argentina's construction activity rose 7.3% on the year in August, as builders and private investors continued to benefit from a booming economy and high inflation.

• Friday, September 30th 2011 - 06:05 UTC

  Uruguay leaves basic rate unchanged at 8%; inflation remains above target

  

  Uruguay’s Central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged as policymakers focus on bringing inflation back to target in anticipation of possible impacts from a global slowdown.

• Monday, September 26th 2011 - 06:34 UTC

  IMF insists Argentina must improve measuring inflation method

  

  Nicolas Eyzaguirre, the IMF director for Latin America, stated that Argentina must apply “major measures” to improve its method of measuring the inflation.

• Saturday, September 10th 2011 - 06:02 UTC

  China’s inflation eases in August and industrial output soars 13%

  

  China's rate of inflation eased in August, after hitting a three-year high in July, according to the National Statistics Bureau. Consumer prices in the world's second largest economy rose 6.2% from a year earlier, down from 6.5% in July.

• Wednesday, August 10th 2011 - 17:54 UTC

  Venezuelan inflation soars 2.7% in July; accumulates 25.1% in twelve months

  

  Venezuelan July inflation, as measured by the national index INPC, came in on the high side of expectations at 2.7%, up from June.