Sentences with phrase «weak inflation suggests»

«Weak inflation suggests that slack remains in many advanced economies and monetary policy should continue to remain accommodative.

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A separate index by the Bank of Japan that strips away the effect of energy costs also showed inflation slowing, suggesting that weak consumption and falling import costs are discouraging firms from raising prices for a broad range of goods.

China's consumer inflation remained weak in December, while price declines at the factory gate level continued to deepen, suggesting weakness in the world's second - largest economy but giving policy makers more room to take easing measures.

For me the main information coming out of CPI inflation data is that consumer demand relative to total production continues to be too weak to drive up prices, something confirmed earlier this week by the August trade numbers, which failed to suggest strong growth in domestic demand.

Wages are rising at about the same pace as inflation, which is weak by historical standards, and suggests that households have limited spending power.

Our analysis of cycles and markets suggests that the combination of weaker growth and higher inflation is not good for risk assets such as equities.