Inflation is a government tool used to confiscate wealth from ordinary citizens and transfer it to government agents and ...

Average net wages in Romania (chart), expressed in real terms, fell by 4.5% between June and November 2025, following a sharp ...

On Wednesday, the BOJ is scheduled to make outright purchases of four sectors of Japan's government-bond market. These will include sovereign securities with tenors of more than five years and up to ...

Recent inflation data is misleading due to outliers; underlying price growth remains close to 3%. Learn more on my 'higher ...

Home values continued to trend higher in November, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. However, after adjusting for ...

Inflation in Türkiye has been high since 2021. This paper investigates the sources of this inflation and the impact of ...

The Nigerian government’s spending rose in nominal terms in 2024. Still, it delivered far less value in real terms, as inflationary pressures continued to weigh on public finances, renewing calls for ...

Housing prices in the US are officially off the charts. But why is that the case, as it wasn’t that long ago that homes were ...

The rise in food prices in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is getting out of control. So much so that food prices “eat up” wage growth, instead of the other way around. Although wages are rising ...

UN forecasts Africa growth at 4% in 2026 and 4.1% in 2027 after 3.9% in 2025. East Africa to lead growth, while Central and Southern Africa lag behind. High inflation, debt costs, and commodity price ...

Wages are increasing just barely faster than inflation nationwide. From 2024 to 2025 wages grew 1.5% faster than inflation.

Hungary’s result fits into a broader regional trend. The top three countries for real wage growth all come from Central and ...