Jerome Powell on Stagflation
“I don’t see the ‘stag’ or the ‘-flation’,” Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said during his Wednesday address. Powell believed inflation would be “transitory.” He believed that the economy would come [...]
Yesterday, Saudi Arabia announced that 2015 would produce a budget deficit amounting to $135 billion (367 billion riyals). A royal decree, effective on Tuesday, will increase petrol prices by 50%. This will only bring gasoline to 33 cents (0.90 riyals) … Continue reading