WASHINGTON, D.C. – Global markets entered a holding pattern this week as investors declined to make significant moves. They are cautiously waiting for the Federal Reserve’s first monetary policy meeting under new Chair Kevin Warsh. This highly anticipated gathering carries unusual weight across global financial capitals right now. This is not because a sudden interest […]

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Prices move like tides. Sometimes they wash higher, sometimes they pull back. When prices rise, it is called inflation . When prices fall, it is called deflation .

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To control soaring prices, Japan's central bank has raised borrowing costs to their highest point in seventeen years. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has decided to boost its short-term policy rate to 0.5%.

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Over fifty percent of companies want to increase prices in the forthcoming three months due to a "pressure cooker of escalating costs and taxes," as reported by one of the UK's leading industry associations.

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