Inflation
Lower Production Cost To Result In Single Digit Inflation
The Bank of Ghana (BoG)’s medium term inflation target could be attained should government tackle challenges facing...
Hopes of ‘Trump-O-Nomics’ Vs Slow-Growth Reality
President Donald Trump's economic and tax agenda assume growth in the world's largest economy will see a sustained...
FirstBanC Expects 22.5% Policy Rate To Boost Growth
FirstBanC Financial Services Ltd (FirstBanC), is expecting the reduction in policy rate from 23.5 to 22.5 percent to...
Egyptians Brace For Austere Ramadan After Reforms
Ramadan is a time for daytime fasting and lavish evening feasts, but Egyptians are scaling back preparations for the...
Dollar Slips After Cautious Fed Minutes
US central bank policymakers want to see proof the country's economic slowdown is temporary before they raise interest...
BoG Cuts Key Interest Rates
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has cut its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points from 23.5 to 22.5 percent, citing a...
Economist Pushes For A Reduction In Policy Rate
Ahead of the announcement of a new policy rate by the Bank of Ghana on Monday, some economists are predicting a further...
Monetary Policy Rate Likely To Be Maintained At 23.5 Percent
In what may appear to be a disappointing news for industry, some economists are predicting that the central bank will...
MPC Likely To Maintain Policy Rate At 23.5%
GN Research expects the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to keep the Monetary Policy Rate at 23.5%, due to a positive...
Japan’s Economy Posts Longest Expansion In A Decade
Japan has posted its longest economic expansion in over a decade, government data showed Thursday, chalking up a win...
Put In Measures To Stabilize Inflation – Government Urged
Following the rise in inflation from 12.8% in March to 13% in April 2017, some economists have advised government to...
Fitch Upgrades Ghana Outlook To Stable
Fitch ratings agency upgraded Ghana’s outlook to stable on Friday and said the government was making progress in...
Fitch Upgrades Ghana’s Outlook To Stable; Says Government Making Progress
Fitch ratings agency has on Friday upgraded Ghana’s outlook to Stable. Fitch says Ghana is making progress in...
US Inflation Edges Higher In April
US inflation edged higher in April, reversing the previous month's surprise drop, the Labor Department reported on...
Hike In Transport Fares Pushes Inflation Up To 13%
The 15 percent increment in transport fares by the GPRTU in April has pushed inflation up slightly to 13 percent from...
Spending Squeeze To Worsen, Warns Bank
Bank of England governor Mark Carney has warned of a consumer spending squeeze this year as inflation rises and real...
US Wholesale Prices Rebound Sharply In April
Mounting services costs drove up US wholesale inflation in April, with the annual measure hitting its fastest pace in...
Inflation Rate For April Inches Up To 13 Per Cent
The year-on-year inflation rate went up slightly in April to 13.0 per cent, up by 0.2 percentage points, compared with...
Inflation Rises To 13% After Six Months’ Decline
The figure went up by 1.6 percent from the 12.8 percent recorded in March this year. According to the Ghana Statistical...