inflation

Illustration: Jinhwa Jang for Bloomberg Businessweek
Bloomberg Special

Is a US recession near? Making the call is trickier than ever

Traditional economic indicators can’t predict the timing of a downturn, but newer forecasting methods are untested

Sketch: TBS
Supplement

What does inflation have in store for businesses?

As inflation soars, Egyptians offered loans to buy books
Middle East

As inflation soars, Egyptians offered loans to buy books

Shipping containers are loaded onto trucks at the Port of Boston in Massachusetts. Photo: Allison Dinner/Bloomberg
Bloomberg Special

Shipping-cost drop a 'smoking gun' foretelling inflation to cool

People walk past the main entrance of the Sri Lanka's Central Bank in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Global Economy

Sri Lanka seen holding rates as inflation fight continues; IMF deal key

Nazneen Ahmed and Sarah Amena Khan. Illustration: TBS
Supplement

Higher investments in social protection a must to withstand inflation shocks

Consumers feel the squeeze:  Prices of all daily commodities soared in 2022
Economy

Consumers feel the squeeze:  Prices of all daily commodities soared in 2022

Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Global Economy

Fed policymakers call for further rate hikes to beat inflation

Money made costlier to tame inflation
Economy

Money made costlier to tame inflation

A symphony of light consisting of bars, lines and circles in blue and yellow, the colours of the European Union, illuminates the south facade of the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, December 30, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo
Global Economy

Central European inflation not as high as expected at end of 2022

Illustration: TBS
Economy

​Inflation, debt crisis biggest threats for Bangladesh in next 2 years: WEF

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Pursuit

Don't turn your hobby into a side hustle: Erin Lowry

US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell holds a news conference after Federal Reserve raised its target interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point in Washington, US, September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
USA

Powell: Fed needs independence to fight inflation, should avoid social policy