USA /newsroom/taxonomy/term/8091/all en Expert: Consumer-price inflation and U.S. monetary policy (Feb. 14, 2018) /newsroom/channels/news/expert-consumer-price-inflation-and-us-monetary-policy-feb-14-2018-284656 <p>“Analysts forecast U.S. consumer price inflation, to be released on Wednesday, to have slowed to 1.9 percent in January from a year earlier, while the core measure is seen ticking down to 1.7 percent… An above-forecast figure could well spark a fresh selloff in stocks and bonds. Central bankers have not exhibited much concern over the equity rout, indicating they intend to push on with plans to tighten monetary policy this year.” (<a href="https://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKBN1FW00K-OCATP">Reuters</a>)</p> Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:32:49 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 32951 at /newsroom Expert: Obama in Cuba /newsroom/channels/news/expert-obama-cuba-259810 <p>"President Barack Obama is in Cuba for a historic three-day visit to the island and talks with its communist leader." (<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35856126">BBC</a>)</p> Mon, 21 Mar 2016 15:46:20 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 25531 at /newsroom