The February figures include, for the first time, two new inflation measures.
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In particular, liberals cited concessions that Obama made Monday in his counteroffer, including a new inflation formula applied to benefits called chained CPI.
Economy minister Hernan Lorenzino has moved to avert the IMF's actions by promising to bring in a new inflation measure starting in the last quarter of this year.
Mr Kuroda and Mr Iwata have said they are in favour of buying government debt with longer maturities in order to achieve the central bank's new inflation target of 2%.
In U.S. economic news, higher oil prices pushed up February import prices for the first time in three months, hinting at new inflation pressures, though the gain came in below expectations.
But will the Fed's tactics of fighting deflation (which is intrinsically a good thing for creditors) through monetary inflation ignite a virulent new strain of inflation (which kills bond returns and drives down their prices)?
With new fears of worldwide inflation being fanned, gold saw a new all-time high hit on Wednesday while silver has rallied almost 6% this week.
Mr Greenspan was shaken out of his love affair with the inflation-defying new economy by a sharp rise in inflation during March.
He has given no indication of a successor or a new set of inflation targets.
With unemployment below 4% and the economy booming, a new bout of inflation is a real danger.
The ONS has already decided to launch another new measure of inflation in March, to be called CPIH.
Given that the Japanese monetary policy is already accommodative, a new CPI or inflation target may not have a commanding impact.
They remember the tech and housing bubbles and are worried that a new bout of inflation would hurt them badly.
As usual, the BoE's new forecasts for inflation and growth do not allow for the possibility of a euro break-up, which they consider to be truly "incalculable".
Japan's gold-selling boom could soon turn to gold-buying, analysts say, if policy makers succeed in their goal of ending 15 years of deflation and sparking a new round of inflation.
Our new emphasis is on inflation, the necessary Fed overshoot, and the possibility of a substantial 2007 slowdown.
Once primary dealers start lending their new money, generalized inflation will be a real danger, threatening price stability.
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Nor does a new outbreak of high inflation seem imminent, given the pervasive deflationary conditions in most of the rich world.
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The 1970s consensus was that powerful economic growth and healthy stock markets were a thing of the past, and the new normal would be inflation and high unemployment.
William Dudley, president of the New York Fed, tried to paper over headline inflation earlier this month by pointing out that the new iPad costs the same as the first one even though it is twice as powerful.
Union members had hoped Cosla would offer a new one year deal taking inflation into account.
The administration's strategy, get Mr. Bush out there, focus on the positive economic indicators, low interest rates, low inflation, and new growth.
New figures also showed eurozone inflation slowed more than expected this month.
Or perhaps they think that inflation in this New Age is dead.
Tomorrow we'll find out the Bank's new forecasts for growth and inflation, which the members of the MPC also had to guide their decision last week.
On a recent trip to India, Mike Duke, Wal-Mart's boss, said that if India scrapped its restrictions on foreign retailers it could create 3m new jobs, cut food inflation and boost productivity.
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However, if we do it by QE, by buying bonds with the new money, if the inflation turns up then we can just sell the bonds again, cancel the money and stop the inflation.
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With wheat, corn, and soybean prices going haywire, many fear a new phase of rampant food inflation, but analysts at Barclays suggest it will be more moderate than expected, feeding through to consumers gradually and with a relatively long lag.
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Not least because new figures on Friday show that inflation is on the way up.
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