Inflation and Deflation

* Economist blames low rates for symptoms of housing bubble * Sees inflationary pressures eventually emerging * Canada more vulnerable to a future crisis OTTAWA, May 15 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada should raise interest rates now because five years...

(Corrects recent range of 10-year JGB yield in 20th paragraph) * Narrowing spread of JGBs, US Treasuries could stem price fall * BOJ could frontload its JGB buying to calm markets -strategist By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO, May 15 (Reuters) - A three-day...

* BSE index gains 2.49 pct; NSE ends 2.52 pct higher * Banks rally on rate cut hopes * Bond yields drop as much as 39 bps since RBI's review on May 3 By Abhishek Vishnoi MUMBAI, May 15 (Reuters) - Indian shares rose more than 2 percent on Wednesday to...

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. producer prices recorded their largest drop in three years in April as gasoline and food costs tumbled, pointing to weak inflation pressures that should give the Federal Reserve latitude to keep monetary policy very...

* Producer prices fall 0.7 percent in April * Wholesale price drop largest in three years * Core PPI rises 0.1 percent, smallest since November * New York state manufacturing activity contracts in May By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters)...

* NY Fed manufacturing shrinks, despite expectations for growth * Producer price index shows biggest decline in three years * Euro zone posts sixth straight quarter of contraction By Luciana Lopez NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Prices for U.S. Treasuries...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prices for Treasuries rose on Wednesday after a week of losses, as poor data on manufacturing pointed to lingering weakness in the economy and price pressures remained subdued. The New York Fed manufacturing index unexpectedly shrank...

* Producer prices fall 0.7 percent in April * Wholesale price drop largest in three years * U.S. factory output shrinks in April * New York state manufacturing activity contracts in May By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. producer...

* Turkey's monetary policy mix is unusually intricate * Criticised for failing to address inflation, loan growth * But gradually winning respect in financial markets * Achieves currency stability, weathers European crisis * Potential model for other...

LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mervyn King offered some rare good news for Britain's economy on Wednesday when he presented his final set of economic forecasts before stepping down after more than 20 years at the bank. For the first time...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth will not be "much greater" than 2 percent over the next three to five years, while global inflation will likely pick up, Pimco, the giant bond firm, said on Tuesday in its investment outlook report. Inflation may...

LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England chief Mervyn King should be the bearer of some good news on Wednesday in his final forecasts before handing the reins to Mark Carney, even if the British economy remains far from healthy. After repeatedly having to...