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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Tunisia’s Central Bank governor Marouane El Abassi attends a news conference in Tunis, Tunisia, February 20, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia will soon enact difficult economic reforms that have been delayed for years, the central bank governor said on Saturday, adding that financial authorities were trying to keep the…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: General view of Colombia’s central bank in Bogota, Colombia October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s central bank is likely to raise borrowing costs to 11% on Friday at its penultimate meeting of the year, in tandem with policymakers around the world who are trying…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A logo of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) is seen at their main building in Manila, Philippines March 23, 2016. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank must be a “little aggressive” in tightening policy to bring inflation down to within…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People shop at the South Melbourne Market on the second day of eased coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown regulations set to curb the outbreak, in Melbourne, Australia, October 23, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s economic growth is expected to slow sharply next financial year as rising inflation curbs household consumption,…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Marton Nagy , when National Bank of Hungary Deputy Governor, attends an interview with Reuters in Budapest, Hungary, May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Krisztina Than By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary will include variable-rate loans to small- and medium-sized businesses in a scheme designed to cap loan rates and avoid a recession, Minister…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Governor of People’s Bank of China (PBOC) Yi Gang attends a news conference on China’s economic development ahead of the 70th anniversary of its founding, in Beijing, China September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Florence Lo By Kevin Yao and Xie Yu BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s central bank chief Yi Gang is likely…

Many top economists, such as Harvard’s Larry Summers, say the economy is likely to enter a recession this year or next, thanks to the large interest-rate increases from the Federal Reserve. The economy shrank 1.6% in the first quarter and 0.6% in the second. Consumer prices soared 8.2% in the 12 months through September, and…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO – Brazil’s Central Bank President Ilan Goldfajn speaks during an interview with Reuters in Brasilia, Brazil January 22, 2019. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil plans to nominate former central bank governor Ilan Goldfajn to head the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), a person familiar with the matter said on…

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Lagging indicators are economic metrics that use backward-looking data.  mashabuba fromGetty Images Signature; Canva ContentsWhat Are Lagging Indicators? How Do They Differ From Leading Indicators?Examples of Leading Indicators vs. Lagging Indicators Are Interest Rates a Lagging Indicator? Is Inflation a Lagging Indicator? Is Unemployment Leading or Lagging? Which Indicators Are Not Lagging? What Are Lagging…