Inflation and Deflation

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 declined for a third day on Friday, with the three major stock indexes posting their first negative week since mid-April on lingering concern that the central bank may scale back its stimulus measures to support the...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar posted its worst week against the yen in a year on Friday as volatility in stocks and uncertainty about the outlook for U.S. monetary policy spurred investors to pare back bets against the Japanese currency. Some...

* Gold ignores fresh easing from Japan, Australia, Euro zone * Inflation fears fail to materialise in short term * Rally in stock markets takes the shine off bullion By Jan Harvey LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - Gold prices are looking even more vulnerable...

LONDON (Reuters) - Gold prices are looking even more vulnerable after April's price crash, as rampant inflation expected from successive rounds of monetary easing fails to materialize. The idea that record-low interest rates would damage paper currencies...

LONDON (Reuters) - A top Federal Reserve official said on Friday U.S. inflation would have to pick up before he voted to scale back monetary policy stimulus and that this was unlikely to happen in the coming month. "Before I would be in favor of tapering...

TOKYO (Reuters) - When ill health and political gridlock forced Shinzo Abe to quit after one dismal year as Japan's prime minister, his pride was dented and his self-confidence battered. One thing, however, was intact: his commitment to a controversial...

PARIS (Reuters) - Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann said on Thursday it was not up to the European Central Bank to solve the euro zone crisis, resisting pressure from other ECB policymakers for the bank to widen its range of policy tools. Speaking in Paris,...

(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will not hastily withdraw its policy stimulus for the economy, a senior central banker said on Thursday, while another stressed that it could adjust the pace of bond purchases both up or down according to the data. Seeking...

By Marc Jones LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymaker James Bullard said on Thursday that while the U.S. economy was improving, he would like to be sure inflation was heading back towards target before the bank started winding down its...

* GDP growth seen slowing to 6.5 pct in 2012/13 from 8.5 pct * Inflation seen steady in single digits * Huge public spending crowding out the private sector * Reforms needed to lure more foreign investment By Richard Lough ADDIS ABABA, May 23...