Inflation and Deflation

China lit a new fire under commodity prices on Monday after the government surprised markets by deciding against another credit-tightening move that could slow economic growth. But is this just delaying the day of reckoning? Copper, sugar, cotton,...

Federal Reserve policymakers on Tuesday vowed to stick with their program of buying Treasury bonds to try to suppress longer-term interest rates, saying the economy needed more help to reduce joblessness. In their final meeting of 2010, Fed officials...

Consumer inflation in Egypt has fallen to its lowest rate in 15 months, to 10.2% in November, compared to 11.7% the previous month, the state's Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics announced this week. The decrease has given the......

Beyond the political uncertainty that increased with recent parliamentary elections, Egypt faces many economic, social and institutional challenges undermining its future. Addressing these challenges is imperative; otherwise, the spread of poverty to...

Ralph Martire, executive director of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, on Chicago Tonight last night: (The General Assembly and the governor) passed a 2 percent increase in the personal income tax and there is no new money for......

Gold slumped to an eight-week low on Friday, ending just above $1,360 an ounce, in a possible sign that investors are shedding more of their concerns about the global economy’s prospects in 2011. Strength in the euro, which rose for......

Tinley Park’s Finance and Economic Development Committee approved a 1.5 increase in the 2011property tax levy to total $18.8 million. The modest bump approved Tuesday …...

Inflation in China moderated in September for the second consecutive month, but still remained stubbornly high amid growing signs of a global slowdown. China’s consumer price index, the main gauge of inflation, grew 6.1% from a year earlier, down...

The consumer price index rose 0.3% in September, less than the 0.4% increase in August, according to the Labor Department. he amount of student loans taken out last year crossed the $100-billion mark for the first time, and total loans outstanding will...

The California High-Speed Rail Authority, the state agency running the project, unveiled the new business plan in a press conference Tuesday in Sacramento....

The Federal Reserve held policy steady after a two-day meeting, citing signs of improved economic growth. The Fed’s post-meeting statement Wednesday was as expected. Most economists figured the central bank wouldn’t announce any new...

Inflation in China eased in October for the third consecutive month at the same time residential property prices were starting to decline....