While global central banks take on jumbo hikes, Australia took a smaller step Australia’s central bank surprised markets in early October with a smaller-than-expected rate hike, a move the Reserve Bank of Australia acknowledged was a “finely balanced” debate even as it vowed to keep inflation in check. According to RBA minutes from the Oct. 4 meeting that were released Tuesday, two…

Inflation and the ecological transition: A European perspective There is a link between the ecological transition and inflation. The acceleration of the former makes prices grow, especially when a war breaks out involving producers of important raw materials. Taking a European perspective, the risk is a slowdown in mitigation policies. Inflation and the ecological transition The pandemic and the geopolitical…