Inflation
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Fearing inflation and RON decline, Romanians flee to gold
The outlook of rising inflation in the wake of the VAT hike, along with a RON downward trend, has pushed many people to rush to the safest investment in troubled times, gold.
VAT hike to deepen economic decline
Inflation will go up to 7% or even 8% after the VAT hike, the economy will shrink more than previously anticipated, but the RON stands chances of avoiding a significant depreciation if the a...
Monetary policy interest rates stay put
The main central banks in Central and Eastern Europe and the European Central Bank have preserved interest rates at the latest round of monetary policy meetings, with the NBR (National Bank...
Foreign crisis, test for inflation targeting
Three years since it began to apply its inflation targeting strategy, the NBR (National Bank of Romania) is faced with the very clear prospect of missing this year's target and also runs the...
Inflation reaches annual low in June
Monthly inflation in June hit 0.28%, the lowest level of the past year, which drove annual inflation to 8.61% and analysts believe that trend is in line with expectations, whilst the only pr...
Each Romanian will be able to calculate his or her "own" inflation
The National Statistics Institute (INS) intends to enable Romanians to calculate their own consumer price index based on the prices paid and on each individual's spending structure, with the...
Eurozone inflation reaches all-time high at 4%
Annual inflation in the eurozone hit a record high of 4% in June heightening expectations that the European Central Bank (ECB) will increase its monetary policy rate, currently at the same l...
NBR can no longer reduce inflation on its own
The NBR (National Bank of Romania) will keep the interest rate high for a long period of time in order dampen inflation, but it will not meet its target without support from the Government,...
NBR Governor: We are seeing a slight decline in the monthly inflation rate
NBR forecasts severe inflationary risks in the second half of the year and has revised its projection downwards, anticipating an increase of 6%, compared with 5.9%, the level announced in Fe...