WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Federal Reserve should continue with its present bond-buying program and adjust the rate of purchases in view of incoming data on growth and inflation, said St. Louis Fed President James Bullard on Tuesday. In a speech

Inflation has been remarkably steady at 2.7% or 2.8% in recent months so the drop in April to 2.4% was a surprise, and a very welcome one. Lower petrol prices and air fares contributed most to the fall, which reduced inflation to its lowest since Sep

Why Inflation Never Came A generation of economists and students of macroeconomics were taught that the Quantity Theory of Money described the relationship between money and prices in the economy. The primary equation for the Quantity Theory of money

CPI of 2.4% for April was lower than expected as the dollar resumed its rise following profit-taking that saw the US currency give up some gains 

Scale of the fall, spurred by lower petrol prices, surprises analysts, who had on average expected inflation to dip to 2.6%

The UK's inflation rate fell to 2.4% in April, says the Office for National Statistics, down from 2.8% in March.

UK inflation data are expected to do little to discourage the Bank of England to do more to boost the economy as Carnival issues profit warning

By The Market Flash: A generation of economists and students of macroeconomics were taught that the Quantity Theory of Money described the relationship between money and prices in the economy. The primary equation for the Quantity Theory of money is:

JAKARTA, May 21 (Reuters) - Indonesia could see the inflation rate accelerating to 7 percent this year if the government raises fuel prices in Southeast Asia's largest economy, the new finance minister said on Tuesday.

The BBC's new inflation calculator works out your own household's rate

"The British Pound may struggle to hold its ground ahead of the Bank of England (BoE) Minutes as the headline reading for U.K. inflation is expected to slow to an annualized rate of 2.6% in April.

Last Friday, we saw a sea change in official German policy regarding the euro crisis and inflation. Both the Bundesbank and the German government came out in favour of accepting higher inflation domestically in Germany as a sacrifice for eurozone wag

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Gold prices were posting their eighth consecutive negative trading session as inflation fears continued to ebb, and as silver prices dipped to their lowest level since 2010.Gold for June delivery at the COMEX division of the C

High inflation has cost the UK economy £10bn over the last three years, says an influential report, and has now become a "permanent fixture".

* China April home prices +4.9 pct on year, fastest gains since April 2011

HONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares could start the week higher on Monday, with China property counters in focus after data over the weekend showed housing inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in April in two years.

HONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares could start the week higher on Monday, with China property counters in focus after data over the weekend showed housing inflation accelerated to its...

HONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares could start the week higher on Monday, with China property counters in focus after data over the weekend showed housing inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in April in two years.

Given the Dow's recent highs, many investors are rightly concerned about the inflation of equity prices.

We were just talking about how the wrongest prediction of the past 5 years was the call for "inflation" or "hyperinflation" due to aggressive monetary easing. In his latest US Macro Dashboard note, Morgan Stanley economist Vincent Reinhart points out

Since the economic crisis of 2009, the most incorrect call that people have made has been to call for inflation or hyperinflation due to aggressive monetary easing and/or large government deficits. In a recent blog post, the pseudonymous hedge fund m

RYTRO, Poland, May 18 (Reuters) - There is little chance that consumer inflation in Poland will quickly return to the central bank's 2.5 percent target, a Monetary Policy Council member said on Saturday, leaving scope for further monetary easing.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's housing inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in April in two years, driven by a jump in prices in Beijing and Shanghai, complicating the task of policymakers trying to cool the property sector while supporting economi

China's housing inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in April in two years, driven by a jump in prices in Beijing and Shanghai, complicating the task of policymakers trying to cool the property sector while supporting economic expansion.

* New home prices rise in 67 of 70 cities vs 68 in March on month

* New home prices rise in 67 of 70 cities vs 68 in March on month

* C$ ends at C$1.0291 vs US$, or 97.17 U.S. cents * Weak Canadian inflation means no rate hike on horizon * US$ strengthens near 10-mth high on Fed QE debate * Bond prices mixed By Andrea Hopkins...

* C$ ends at C$1.0291 vs US$, or 97.17 U.S. cents * Weak Canadian inflation means no rate hike on horizon * US$ strengthens near 10-mth high on Fed QE debate * Bond prices mixed By Andrea Hopkins...

The hottest ETF in 2013 is not DIA, the ETF tracking the Dow 30, which has been setting new highs just about every day. Nor is it SPY, the fund tracking the S&P 500, which just registered a new inflation adjusted all-time high.

Lackluster inflation in the U.S. and Europe has some worried about countries running the risk of deflation.

The lousy job environment led the Federal Reserve to launch its latest round of bond buying. The leaden inflation environment could keep it from withdrawing it anytime soon.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has not done enough to lower U.S. borrowing costs to boost economic growth, a top Fed official said on Friday, citing his outlook for overly low inflation and overly high unemployment over the next two to three

Inflation slowed in 24 (of 27) EU nations in April to leave the average EU rate at 1.4% (versus 1.9% in March). Greece entered deflation in March for the first time in 45 years and Latvia consumer prices fell 0.4% in April (versus +2.8% a year ago).

The Federal Reserve has not done enough to lower U.S. borrowing costs to boost economic growth, a top Fed official said on Friday, citing his outlook for overly low inflation and overly high unemployment over the next two to three years.

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HELSINKI, May 17 (Reuters) - The European Union's top economic official said the European Central Bank could ease its monetary policy further due to weak euro zone inflation.

BofA economist Ethan Harris has been adamant in recent months about the slowdown in inflation and what it means for Federal Reserve monetary policy. Harris believes it skews the risks of more monetary stimulus to the upside – after all, despite

* Forecast for overall inflation was 0.6 percent, core 1.2 pct

* Forecast for overall inflation was 0.6 percent, core 1.2 pct

* Forecast for overall inflation was 0.6 percent, core 1.2pct

* Weale says inflation track record limits stimulus scope

* Weale says inflation track record limits stimulus scope

* Weale says inflation track record limits stimulus scope

TORONTO, May 17 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened to its lowest level against the U.S. dollar more than two months after Canadian inflation came in well below forecast, at a year-on-year rate...

@TBPInvictus here. Things have not been going well of late for the ideologues who also wax economic regarding inflation, interest rates, austerity, etc. They’ve been wrong at every turn. Luskin, Ferguson, Bowyer, Laffer, Kudlow, the WSJ editori

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- U.S. inflation data underperformed expectations on Thursday, providing reassurance that the Federal Reserve's stimulus efforts were far from over.The chart below shows a month over month change in CPI inflation readings, which

Wages in China continued to climb at a double-digit pace last year despite a slowing economy, with inflation-adjusted wage growth actually accelerating from 2011.