Data tweak plagues BBS credibility
In July 2017, then planning minister Mustafa Kamal introduced the quarterly release of inflation data replacing the traditional and the best international practice of monthly update.
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World stocks rally
Asian and European stocks markets rallied Thursday, with a record high in Frankfurt, after the Federal Reserve announced a bumper interest-rate cut and pledged further reductions as inflation cools...
Global stocks, dollar diverge before key US inflation data
Major stock markets and the dollar diverged Wednesday before US inflation data that could help indicate the size of an expected interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve next week...
Tk 60,000cr printed money blamed for high inflation
Finance, commerce and science and technology adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday said that release of printing money worth around Tk 60,000 crore by the ousted government was the major bar to bringing down the runaway inflation...
Inflation eases but聽still remains in double digits
The overall inflation in August eased, but still prevailed at a double-digit level for the second consecutive month.
Inflation eases in August but still prevails at double digit level
The overall inflation in August in Bangladesh eased but still prevailed over double digit for the second consecutive month....
Turkish inflation slows to 52pc in Aug: data
Turkey's annual inflation rate slowed further in August to 52 per cent after reaching 61.8 per cent in July, official data showed on Tuesday....
Sri Lanka inflation dips to lowest point since crisis
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka鈥檚 annual inflation dipped sharply to 0.5 per cent in August, the lowest year-on-year rate since the country declared bankruptcy in April 2022, official data...
Eurozone inflation falls to 3-yr low in Aug
Eurozone inflation fell to its lowest level in more than three years this month thanks to falling energy costs, official data showed on Friday, raising expectations of a European...
German inflation falls below 2pc for first time since 2021
German inflation fell to its lowest level in more than three years in August, official data showed Thursday, strengthening the case for another interest rate cut by the European Central Bank next month...
BB hikes repo rate to contain inflation
The Bangladesh Bank on Sunday increased the policy rate by 50 basis points to 9 per cent with the aim of tightening money supply to control inflation...
White Paper to be made in 90 days
The interim government has decided to prepare a white paper focusing on public finance, inflation, external balance, energy and power, private investment and employment in the country...
Canada July inflation cools to three-year low of 2.5pc
Canada鈥檚 inflation rate fell 0.2 percentage points in July to 2.5 per cent, its lowest level in more than three years, the national statistical agency said Tuesday...
Government鈥檚 priority is controlling inflation: adviser Wahiduddin
Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud emphasised on Monday that the government was focused on controlling inflation and was cautious about increasing the money supply...
Net NSC sales dip in FY24
The net sales of national savings certificates further plunged in the 2023-24 financial year compared with that in the previous financial year due to high inflation and...
Argentine monthly inflation reaches low of 4pc
Monthly inflation in Argentina came in at 4 per cent in July, the lowest in 2.5 years even as the annual figure remained one of the highest in the world, the INDEC statistics...
BB governor vows to make money launderers suffer
Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 newly appointed governor, Ahsan H Mansur, on Wednesday vowed to make money launderers suffer and said that combined efforts were needed to recover laundered money...
Global stocks diverge as US inflation data raises rate cut hopes
Global stock markets聽diverged on Wednesday after data showing US consumer price inflation eased last month raised the prospect of a September interest rate cut...
US consumer inflation sees smallest annual rise since 2021
US consumer inflation eased slightly in July, according to government data published Wednesday, its smallest 12-month increase since March 2021 and a positive sign for the Federal Reserve as it weighs cutting interest rates...
Govt to go tough on extortionists, market manipulators
The interim government is going to enhance surveillances to curb market manipulation to check inflation prevailing over a decade high for almost the past two years much to the hardship of fixed and low income groups...
Global stocks diverge, as oil prices cool
Europe鈥檚 main stock markets fell Tuesday after gains in Asia, as attention turned to economic data and its impact on the outlook for interest rates...
Bangladesh鈥檚 inflation in July hits 12-yr high
The overall inflation jumped to 11.66 per cent amid the food price spiral in July, which saw massive student-led demonstrations leading to the ouster of prime minister...
US inflation still 鈥榰ncomfortably鈥� high: Fed official
US inflation remains 鈥榰ncomfortably鈥� above the Federal Reserve鈥檚 target despite the progress it has made in recent months, a senior bank official said Saturday...
Russian economic growth dips in Q2 as inflation rises
The pace of Russia鈥檚 economic growth slowed in the second quarter of 2024, official data showed Friday, amid concerns over stubborn inflation and warnings of 鈥榦verheating鈥�...
Containing food inflation must be high on agenda
A SLIGHT decrease in prices, largely because of an improved supply and a halt in extortion on highways and at markets, comes as a relief amidst the food inflation that has pushed the poor and low-income people into a tight spot. Prices of vegetables decreased by Tk 10鈥�20 a kilogram in the capital on August 9 while prices of chicken and eggs also decreased...
China consumer prices hit 5-month high, top forecasts
Chinese consumer inflation rose more than expected in July to hit a five-month high, data showed Friday, providing some much-needed positive news on the world鈥檚 number-two聽economy...
Finance div prepares economic report for finance adviser
The Finance Division has prepared an update about the economy highlighting the prevailing high inflation and falling forex reserves to submit to the finance adviser of the newly formed interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus...
Turkish inflation falls to 61.78pc in July
Turkey鈥檚 annual inflation rate slowed sharply in July to 61.78 per cent, official data showed on Monday, as the country battles a cost-of-living crisis...
July-Dec MPS unlikely to check inflation: experts
The July-December monetary policy statement declared by the Bangladesh Bank is unlikely to be effective in reducing inflation at the desired level as almost all measures, including the policy rate, has been kept unchanged, experts said...
July-Dec monetary policy to focus on inflation control
The Bangladesh Bank will declare its monetary policy statement for July-December of the 2024-25 financial year tomorrow, focusing on checking inflation rate which has been nearly 10 per cent in recent months...