Egypt’s central bank maps alternative inflation path on Iran-US conflict
Egypt’s central bank raised its inflation outlook and outlined an alternative risk scenario after the Iran–US…
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Moody’s affirms Egypt Caa1 rating on fiscal reforms
Moody’s Ratings has affirmed Egypt’s Caa1 long-term foreign and local currency issuer ratings and maintained a…
Gold prices rise on Tuesday
Gold prices rose on Tuesday, supported by hopes of de-escalation in the Middle East conflict, but remained on track…
Beyond Temporary Austerity: Egypt’s Six Paths to Manage Rising Fiscal Pressures
When assessing Egypt’s latest austerity measures, implemented as a short-term response to a sharp surge in global…
Egypt in talks with global lenders to shield budget from energy price shock
Egypt is working around the clock with international partners and financial institutions to secure concessional…
URGENT: Egypt’s annual inflation ease to 10.3% in Sept – CAPMAS
Egypt’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.5 per cent in September 2025 compared to August, reaching 260.9…
URGENT: Egypt’s annual inflation eases to 11.2% in August – CAPMAS
Egypt’s annual inflation rate slowed to 11.2 per cent in August 2025, down from 13.1 per cent in July, official…
Euro area inflation up to 2.1% in August – Eurostat
Euro area annual inflation reached 2.1 per cent in August 2025, slightly up from 2.0 per cent in July, a flash…
Euro area Inflation stays at 2% in July, EU edges up to 2.4%
Inflation in the euro area recorded 2.0 per cent in July 2025, unchanged from June and down from 2.6 per cent a…
France inflation up in July ’25 – INSEE
French inflation edged higher in July 2025, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising 0.2 per cent from the…
US CPI rises 0.2% in July, annual rate at 2.7%
The US Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in July, after rising 0.3 percent…
French inflation flat in July, energy prices ease
France’s annual inflation rate remained unchanged at 1.0 per cent in July 2025, according to a provisional estimate…
German inflation eases in June ’25
Germany’s annual inflation rate eased to 2.0 per cent in June 2025, marking the lowest level since October 2024,…
Germany’s import prices slide in May ’25
Germany’s import prices fell by 1.1 per cent year-on-year in May 2025, driven primarily by a sharp drop in energy…
Eurozone growth stagnates in June, services stall
The Eurozone’s private sector showed minimal growth in June, with the HCOB Flash Composite PMI Output Index…
URGENT: Bank of England holds rate steady at 4.25%
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep Bank Rate unchanged at 4.25 per cent during…
US CPI-U rises 0.1% in May
US consumer prices (CPI-U) rose 0.1 per cent in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, after rising 0.2 percent in…
Norway’s annual inflation rises in May ’25
Norway’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 3.0 per cent in the year to May 2025.
Euro area inflation slows to 1.9% in May – Eurostat
Euro area inflation slowed to 1.9 per cent in May, down from 2.2 per cent in April, edging just below the European…
Spain’s industrial producer inflation slows in April
Spain’s annual industrial producer price inflation eased to 1.9 per cent in April, down from 4.6 per cent in March,…
Germany inflation eases in April, energy prices drop
Germany’s annual inflation rate fell to 2.1 per cent in April 2025, down from 2.2 per cent in March and 2.3 per…
US CPI-U eases, 2.3% up YoY in April
US consumer prices rose by 0.2 per cent in April after a 0.1 per cent drop in March, according to the US Bureau of…
Italy inflation edges up in April ’25
Italy’s consumer prices rose by 0.2 per cent in April 2025 from the previous month and increased by 2.0 per cent…
World Bank: Global commodity prices to fall 17% by ’26
Global commodity prices are expected to fall by 17 per cent over the next two years, reaching their lowest levels…
France’s harmonised inflation eases slightly in April
France’s Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) rose by 0.8 per cent year on year in April 2025, down slightly…
URGENT: US CPI-U down 0.1% monthly
The US Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) fell 0.1 per cent in March, following a 0.2 per cent…
US PPI flat in Feb
The US Producer Price Index (PPI) for final demand remained unchanged in February, following increases of 0.6 per…
S. Korea’s consumer price index rises in Feb. ’25
South Korea's Consumer Price Index (CPI) reached 116.08 in February 2025, marking a 0.3 per cent increase from the…
Germany’s producer prices up in Jan. ’25
Germany’s producer prices for industrial products rose by 0.5 per cent year-on-year in January 2025, down from 0.8…
France’s inflation rises in Jan. ’25
France’s annual inflation rate accelerated to 1.7 per cent in January 2025, up from 1.3 per cent in December,…
Asian markets rise amid hopes for Russia-Ukraine peace talks
Asian markets traded mostly higher on Thursday, as investor optimism over potential Ukraine peace talks between…
Germany’s inflation rate eases in Jan ’25
Germany's annual inflation rate, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), slowed to 2.3 per cent in January…
URGENT: US CPI up in Jan
US Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.5 per cent in January, up from December’s 0.4 per cent increase, bringing…
German Producer Prices rise 0.8% YoY in Dec. ’24
Producer prices for industrial products in Germany rose 0.8 per cent in December 2024 year-on-year but declined by…
France’s inflation slightly higher in Dec. ’24
France's inflation saw a slight uptick in December 2024, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising by 0.2 per cent…
ECB rate cut could face delays – Holzmann
European Central Bank Governing Council member Robert Holzmann signalled that the next interest rate cut might be…
Türkiye cuts rates amid disinflation efforts
Türkiye’s central bank decided to cut its policy rate from 50 per cent to 47.5 per cent on Thursday while adjusting…
German consumer sentiment sees modest recovery for ’25
German consumer sentiment improved slightly heading into 2025, with the GfK Consumer Climate indicator rising to…
URGANT: US CPI-U up 0.3% in Nov.
US Consumer Price Index (CPI) for November 2024 increased 0.3 per cent, following a 0.2 per cent rise in each of…
Mexico’s inflation rises to 4.55% in Nov
Mexico's annual inflation rate climbed to 4.55 per cent in November 2024, driven by higher energy prices and…