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Deflation threat could send interest rates tumbling

The global economic outlook is worsening by the day. Forecasts for global growth and inflation have been scaled down by most prominent institutions, following the effects of the financial markets meltdown since around mid-2008.

Analysts are getting more and more concerned with the possibility of deflation (a sustained drop in the general price level) taking hold and this could also spell the end of hopes that stimulatory monetary policies will support economic growth rates. more...

New interactive charts and data preview in EasyXL

Our web based data tool, EasyXL, now allows users to view charts and data tables of any of our RSA Economic Indicators data series. The charts are interactive, enabling the user to resize and drag the time scale with their mouse. The data preview tables can be sorted according to date or values. more...