Daily Archives: August 31, 2021

  • August Inflation Report

    The NBS has released its August inflation report to show – Headline rate 17.01% y/y (17.38% in July): Core rate 13.41% y/y (13.72%); and Food rate 20.30% y/y (21.03%).   August’s headline reading declined by 37bps (when compared with the previous month) to 17.01% y/y. Food inflation also recorded a decline (of 73bps). The highest …

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Year Ahead-Re-risking the financial system

Year Ahead 2020: Re-risking the financial system

Oil prices: In a global oil market threatened with over-supply, it appears that OPEC, and its ally Russia, are doing a good job of limiting production.