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- What is inflation and how does it affect consumers?
Inflation pressures are more persistent than previously anticipated, but what is the inflation rate, how is it calculated and how can we rein it in?
- Inflation: Why is it rising across the world and will it stay that way . . .
Inflation is on the increase around the world, with food and energy prices hitting record highs The rise has been driven in large part by pent-up consumer demand after the pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine UBS Chief Economist Paul Donovan explains why inflation is high and when we can expect that to ease
- What is inflation, and should we worry? An economist explains
Inflation was low for decades in much of the developed world before COVID A surge in demand, some problems of supply and soaring energy costs have caused a big jump in inflation rates Is this a blip, or is inflation back to stay, and what can be done? UBS Chief Economist Paul Donovan talks to the Radio Davos podcast
- What to know about the global economy in 2024 | World Economic Forum
The global economy was front and centre in 2024, as leaders grappled with challenges like inflation, multiple elections and the Intelligent Age
- 5 charts on the future of global trade | World Economic Forum
Equally, if inflation drops, trade could also blossom on the back of revised monetary policies The World Economic Forum’s September 2023 Chief Economists Outlook shows signs of optimism about easing inflationary pressures However, the economic outlook remains uncertain, with expectations the global economy will weaken in the coming year
- What is hyperinflation? | World Economic Forum
In general, the term is used when the rate of inflation increases at more than 50% a month Typically, hyperinflation is triggered by a very quick growth in the money supply This could be caused by a government printing money to pay for its spending or what’s known as demand-pull inflation
- What will happen to the global economy in 2024? | World Economic Forum
The global economy is expected to remain uncertain throughout 2024 The World Economic Forum’s latest Chief Economists Outlook finds that just over half of chief economists anticipate the global economy to weaken this year Seven in 10 expect the pace of geoeconomic fragmentation to accelerate in 2024
- Stagflation made us rethink how we manage economies. Will it make a . . .
Anticipation has grown for an onset of 'stagflation,’ a toxic blend of deteriorating growth and rising inflation, in the US and elsewhere Dismal stagflation in the 1970s forced a broad shift in thinking believed to better protect economies from the malady But it ‘isn’t just a relic of the past,’ says EY Chief Economist Gregory Daco, particularly at a time of greater government
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