Tag: Inflation
January inflation in Dubai down at 0.94%
The monthly consumer prices inflation rate in Emirate of Dubai dropped 0.94% in January 2012 compared to December 2011, due to the decrease in...
Bullish sentiment on gold as hedge against inflation
With gold prices continuing to beat various moving averages, a signal some analysts perceive as being bullish, the demand for the yellow metal lifted spot prices
Consumer prices rose by 1.9% during the first 11 months of...
Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi, issued today its periodic report on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the inflation rate in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi for the first 11 months of 2011 and the month of October 2011.
Commodities growth to ease in 2012
Expectations of lower inflation is expected to reduce commodities’ appeal in 2012. Two of 2011’s strongest performing assets, gold and oil, are unlikely to replicate these returns in 2012.
Dubai inflation rate increases to a three-month high
In October, annual inflation rate in Dubai increased to a three-month high of 0.3 percent.
Precious metals lose ground
Commodities futures tumbled sharply on Thursday as the dollar rallied in the wake of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s bond-swap program and pessimistic economic data...
UAE business activity hits 15-month low in August
Growth of the business activity in the private sector in UAE slowed to a 15-month low in August, according to the HSBC UAE Purchasing...
UAE inflation at 2.5% over the first seven months of 2011
Statistics Center - Abu Dhabi issued its periodic report on the consumer price index (CPI) and the inflation rate in the Emirate of Abu...
Inflation slows in UAE on declining housing, oil prices
In July, inflation in UAE slowed to 1.3 percent, as residential and oil prices had their biggest monthly drop in more than a year.
Inflation...
Gold may settle at around $2,400 an ounce
Adjusted for inflation, gold would have to settle somewhere near $2,400 an ounce to supplant a record around $850 an ounce reached in January...
Consumers see real signs of Economic Recovery in Dubai
The past three years have been confusing for many business owners, and even many industry's veterans are still in doubt what is on the...
Consumer Prices rise by 2.5%
Abu Dhabi has issued its monthly report on the consumer price index (CPI) and the inflation rate in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi for...
Gold may face another round of correction
Gold price bit a two-day decline as inflation in China and India accelerated and Greece’s sovereign- debt crisis degraded. Demand for precious...
GCC growth to exceed 5% in 2011, World Bank
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are on course to maintain a strong economic growth exceeding five per cent in 2011, the World Bank said...
Weekly economic review: “Worries persist”
Weekly economic review by Gary Dugan
US economic data shows ongoing weakness
Good news- signs that inflation could be peaking
High dividend paying companies offer some...
Precious metals rally on freash concerns about inflation
Precious metals rallied on Wednesday, as worries about inflation reappeared. Investors bought into gold and silver back after a selloff earlier this week.
Gold for...
Emerging Markets most favored by global investors; Equity positioning
The May Fund Manager Survey of BofA Merrill Lynch shows an increase in global investors’ allocations to emerging markets (EM). A net +29% are...
Say “Hello” to Inflation
While some are in a state of denial about rising inflation, others already priced it in. Few even laid out an action plan how...