The underlying fundamentals remain solid: Employers continue to add jobs at a healthy pace, unemployment has stayed low and wages are still outpacing inflation. And it’s true that Americans are ...

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Exchange Rate: 1 USD ≈ 21,575 LAK Laos imports most of their goods and a weak currency means imports are expensive to locals. Little industrialization and low economic growth prevent Kip from ...

VIENTIANE (Xinhua): Laos' inflation rate dropped to 12.7 per cent in February, down from 15.5 per cent in January, according to a report from the Lao Statistics Bureau on Thursday. The highest ...

At stake is a budget those rivals say must include spending and billions of dollars in tax cuts to address what polls show is Japanese citizens' biggest concern right now -- surging inflation.

VIENTIANE, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Laos' inflation rate dropped to 12.7 percent in February, down from 15.5 percent in January, according to a report from the Lao Statistics Bureau on Thursday. The ...

"Even as imported inflation contributes to price rises locally, there was no need for the PAP (People's Action Party) government to add fuel to the fire and fan the flames of inflation further ...

TOKYO -- Long considered reliably affordable foods, eggs and bananas have surged in price here in recent years as businesses grow more comfortable passing on rising costs to consumers. Japan's ...

It has been building over years as government policies, particularly those stemming from Abenomics and the quantitative easing measures, have contributed to rising inflation, higher taxes, and a ...

By Colby Smith and Ben Casselman Fresh off the worst inflation shock in decades, Americans are once again bracing for higher prices. Expectations about future inflation have started to move up ...

February sees dramatic seven-point drop in consumer confidence amid growing recession fears and concerns over persistent inflation. (AP File) Consumer confidence sees sharpest monthly decline in four ...