Somebody once asked a famous literary character (who lived through the Weimar hyperinflation) how d…

Here's a chart showing the US dollar, even as the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve has gone ban…

"Instead of falling back to 2.0% or lower following the Fed's decision to delay tapering, the 10-ye…

"Shrimp inflation is expected to increase in our third and fourth fiscal quarters, primarily relate…

My working experience of the last 30 years has convinced me that policymakers’ efforts to manage th…

A major historical precursor of hyperinflation is war that destroys the capital stock of an economy…

The hardships faced by residents include catastrophic nationwide blackouts, hyperinflation, food sh…

In fact, using a 10-year moving average, Germany and Europe's current troubles are barely visible. …

A dramatic recent example of this is Turkey, whose economy was growing at a robust 7% until last ye…

While it's been cut off from many credit markets, Venezuela's debt has continued to increase from a…

"Implementing MMT would require a fundamental re-thinking of the way economic policy is conducted,"…

At the time the request was first reported, Reuters said that the Bank of England had "sought to cl…

The data is the latest to suggest that measures introduced by the embattled president, Nicolas Madu…

Venezuela selling out of its sizeable gold reserves - which were built up under Hugo Chavez - has b…

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In a plan designed to tackle hyperinflation, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday announce…

Trump had the "worst day" of his presidency. President Donald Trump suffered through the "worst day…

As state-run oil industry PDVSA falls apart, economists say a rise in global oil prices is adding t…

But a tighter relationship between the White House and the central bank is desirable right now, acc…

"The obvious solution, a devaluation, is a non-starter. Less than a tenth of the government's debt …