PETALING JAYA: Inflationary pressure in Malaysia is expected to prolong going into 2022, according

SARAVANAN, a minimum wage worker, complains about how he has to pay almost RM10 more for five kg of cooking oil in a span of just two years.“ The price of vegetables, poultry products and processed items have all increased significantly.... The United States’ inflation also surged to a new four-decade high of 8.5% in March. Meanwhile, consumer prices in the 19 countries sharing the euro currency rose by a record-high 7.4% in March. Rising tide: Customers buying their daily essentials at a super

and inflationary pressures could dent its earnings for the year, analysts said. CGS-CIMB Research

even though there could be inflationary pressures due to a spike in perishable farm output in the

PETALING JAYA: Although inflationary pressure may ease somewhat, prices could remain elevated this

LONDON: Britain’s exit from the European Union and the pandemic are adding to inflationary

immediate relief for the lower-income and more vulnerable groups amidst inflationary pressures. The

Central banks do not have the space to keep monetary policy loose and interest rates low, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist said on Thursday, also warning that the pandemic could turn out far more costly than estimated. Gita Gopinath, IMF chief economist, said that it had estimated that a more transmissible SARS-CoV-2 variant such as Omicron could cost the global economy a further$ 5.3 trillion, in addition to the current projected loss of$ 12.5 trillion. She was speaking to an e

Inflationary pressureINFLATION data for April 2022, which will be the key focus this week, is

BEIRUT( Reuters)-Ibrahim Jaber was laid off when the fast food restaurant where he worked as a chef in Beirut shut down.... Some supermarket aisles already have large empty spaces. Hani Bohsali who heads the Syndicate of Importers of Foodstuffs, said he was pretty sure many companies had already reduced imports although it would take a while to show up in official data.... " There is no master plan," he said.In one Beirut supermarket, customers were returning many items to the shelves after ch