“Inflation should decrease moderately this year, but a lot depends on the evolution of oil prices,” said Clemente De Lucia … move by the ECB to take interest rates to below the current 1 percent level in the coming months, although senior German …

High oil prices continue to challenge inflation fightDaily MonitorBy Martin Luther Oketch (email the author) The move to attain single digit inflation has been threatened by the continued growth in fuel and food prices. Uganda's oil import bill has…

Moneycontrol.comGrowth will improve, but inflation will stay sticky: RBITwoCircles.netBy IANS, New Delhi : India's economic growth is likely to improve marginally in the current financial year from the projected growth of 6.9 percent in 2011-12, bu…

Of course, even if the oil prices stabilize or dip slightly, they’re still high by historical levels. As Stuart Saniford demonstrates with charts, current oil prices are well above the levels during the 1970s oil shocks, even after adjusting for infl…

According to Martin, even if oil prices stayed at current levels, inflation would continue to ease across the region. The economist dismissed fears that high oil prices would lift inflation sharply in the region as ‘over-blown’. Capital Economics noted …

However, according to Capital Economics, even if oil prices stayed at current levels, inflation would continue to ease across the region. Inflation increased in y/y terms in Pakistan and India, but in every other Asian country it continues to …

“If I forecast inflation at 1.9%, based on current futures prices, and the price of oil goes to $200 [a barrel], then that will affect inflation,” Karadeloglou said. “If one of the factors we consider is mistaken, it may affect decisions.

you’ll find that the oil prices have not kept up with inflation, so there’s some catch-up to do,” Mobius told a news conference. So long as oil does not spike rapidly from current levels of around $120 a barrel, the impact on the global economy will …

Thailand’s inflation could spiral by 8 per cent in 2012, should oil prices spike to above US$200-$250 per barrel … while the economy could contract 5.5 percent, against current projected growth of 4.5-6 per cent. “Although a military confrontation …

Thus when Brent crude hit a 3- year high of $128.40 last week, it rang economic alarm bells. “For Asia, the current risk from rising oil prices isn’t inflation, at least not yet. It’s growth,” said Neumann. “Exports to the West, looking already …