2022-09-03
No belief in air balloons heading down anytime soon
Despite a slight increase in interest rates, the amount granted by credit institutions to Lithuanian residents increased by €306.0 million.
Tag: inflation
2022-08-27
Is the calm-before-the-winter-storm in front of the labor market?
Polish industrial production grew by 7.6% YoY, thus decelerating rapidly in recent months. The economy and the labor market must adjust to a new energy shock.
2022-08-13
Stimuli give prices risky wings when prudence is golden
In Latvia, the State programme for house purchase provides a boost to the price increase, lowering the effectiveness of the macroprudential policy.
2022-08-06
Recession to cure inflation? Now stagflation is knocking
In Estonia, inflation over the year has reached 22.8%. Meanwhile, growth in retail sales and industrial output has slowed down.
2022-07-23
Inflation: know your enemy despite the now-dovish rhetoric
In Poland, June CPI rose to 15.5% YoY, where energy carriers were 35.1% more expensive than a year earlier, with fuels +46.7%.
2022-07-16
No monetary pumping, no inflation nor wealth erosion
In Estonia, consumer prices rose 21.9% in June over the year, whereas the share of energy in the consumer basket is higher only in Latvia.
2022-07-09
Private savings, not monetary pumping, will boost economic growth
In Latvia, inflation was on the rise in June (+19.3% YoY). Businesses transferred the cost increase to the prices and made consumers pay for it.
2022-06-25
Export and housing down amid rising costs of credit
Upward pressure from commodity prices continues and symptoms of a marked economic slowdown are visible in the construction industry.
2022-06-18
Time to enhance productivity and cut the money supply
In May, inflation in Estonia touched 20% over the year, with higher energy costs being passed through to the prices of goods and services.
2022-06-11
Lithuania is resilient, but it’s time to fight inflation
Following a rapid recovery from the pandemic, the Lithuanian economy faces the economics of the conflict in Ukraine in a strong position.