UK shop prices dip for first time in nearly three years, survey shows
Prices in large retail chains were the subject of the BRC survey from August 1 to August 7...
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Yen spikes as spectre of Japan government intervention spooks investors
The yen made significant gains and continued to rise by 0.5% to reach 155 points per dollar...
Growth in MENA region to reach 2.2% in 2024: IMF
The IMF report states that these figures have been revised lower than those that were released in April of 2023, which indicated growth of 2.7% in 2024 and 4.2% in 2025...
IF Insights: Central Bank of Egypt’s prudent monetary policies lead to stability & growth
Establishing itself in January 1961, the Central Bank of Egypt replaced the National Bank of Egypt in note issuance and central banking operations...
As UK escapes recession, what’s next?
The Bank of England now anticipates that the United Kingdom's GDP will increase by 0.5% this year, double the rate it predicted in February...
What if Fed loses its autonomy?
According to economists, a President making policy decisions for the Federal Reserve would most likely result in higher inflation...
BOJ will approach inflation-targeting frameworks cautiously, clarifies Governor Kazuo Ueda
According to Kazuo Ueda, the long period of nearly zero short-term interest rates in the Bank of Japan over the previous three decades makes it particularly difficult to determine a neutral interest rate...
IF Insights: Will BoE react to plummeting UK inflation with rate cuts?
Compared to other large, wealthy economies, Britain's inflation rate peaked higher...
IF Insights: Crises-ridden Egypt economy undertakes its much-needed course correction
Egypt has a significant international debt as a result of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's borrowing binge...
AI hitting labour forces like a ‘Tsunami’, says IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva mentioned that the world economy has become more susceptible to shocks in recent years, citing the global pandemic in 2020 and the war in Ukraine...