Tag: Inflation
Inflation Takes Its Toll on UAE Salaries
It is not a secret that consumer prices in the United Arab Emirates have not stopped on their way up during the last one...
Inflation Effects on Dubai Residents
During the past two years, statistics show that Dubai's economy is on the path to a robust recovery. Some say that a new boom...
Dubai inflation up 3% in October
Consumer prices in the emirate of Dubai rose three per cent on average in October compared to the same month a year ago, Dubai...
“Just a little inflation” does not exist
Some people think that a little inflation is all the economy needs to break out of the doldrums. However, what they don’t realize is...
Yet More Mischief from Cheap Money, Part 379
Nothing is safe – not student loans, emerging markets, or London flats...
Did you enjoy your monthly dose of non-farms nonsense last Friday?
Gold and silver...
Escaping Cash in the Bank
US and UK inflation rose faster than interest rates in June. Get used to it...
JUST WHY DO people choose to buy gold and silver?...
Rise in cost of living in Dubai driven by silent inflation
Do you find yourself out of cash a week ahead of the end of the month? It happens more often at our end this...
GCC GDP expected at 5.5%; Inflation in control
· GDP growth in GCC expected at 5.5% and 3.7% in 2012 & 2013 respectively
· Public debt to GDP ratio to decline to 11.4%...
Inflation in Dubai down 0.03% in February
Overall inflation of Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Dubai dropped by 0.03% in February 2013 compared to the same period in 2012, driven by...
Abu Dhabi registers inflation of 1.1% so far in 2013, report
Statistics Center - Abu Dhabi issued its monthly report on the consumer price index (CPI) and the inflation rate in the Emirate of Abu...
Middle Eastern countries gold reserves not affected by inflation hedge worries
According to Dubai International Financial Centre Authority, Middle Eastern countries should expand their gold reserves holdings. That is expected to shield their assets in...
Inflation-Targeting Dead, Long Live Inflation
The Fed actually thinks it can drive 315 million souls through a 0.2% gap in its forecasts...
REMEMBER INFLATION? Central bankers do –...
High Oil Prices will constrain Economic Growth
During the last century, cheaper oil prices gave a boost to global economic growth. However, during the last decade, prices for oil surged, and...
Dubai’s Consumer Price Index, Inflation Rate up in August
The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) reached 116.86 in August 2012, and with comparison with the base year (2007 =100); it increase by 0.33%...
Silver top performer on weak economic data, ratings revision
On Tuesday, in electronic trading gold and silver reached their highest level in more than five months. This was after the manufacturing figures from...
Unscary Reasons to Add Gold
Never mind inflation or credit default. There are plenty of less scary reasons to consider gold investing too...
Gold is of course for kooks and...
Consumer Price Index shows food prices drive inflation
Inflation at 1.2 percent over the First 5 Months of 2012 Y-o-Y
Food Accounts for 67.2 percent of the Rise in Consumer Prices
Average consumer prices...
Inflation up 0.7 percent in the first two months of 2012
Abu Dhabi (SCAD) issued today its monthly report on the consumer price index (CPI) and the inflation rate in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi...