INFLATION

Confidence among German consumers hit multi-year highs as improved economic conditions buoyed income expectations, a survey showed.

It has been a hard year for the region's currencies -- and the trend is not going to end anytime soon.

Gold analysts remained negative on the precious metals prospects for the near future.

For every $10 per barrel that oil prices fall, Venezuela loses $10 billion in annual revenue.

Investors are likely to focus on corporate earnings, inflation data and a jobless claims report due on Thursday.

Spiraling prices of onions and food grains ensure India's central bank governor is walking a thin monetary policy line.

Venezuela has in fact been fueling the fire of economic disaster for quite some time.

Consumer demand this year has hit record highs, but Western investors are still apparently bearish on the metal, having fled specialist funds.

The rise in UK consumer prices in October was lower than estimated, due to a drop in fuel prices and airfares amid a strong pound.

The European Central Bank has cut interest rates in response to falling inflation.

Lower gold prices have yet to bring a fresh wave of bargain buying from China and India, whose investors may be turned off by the metal’s volatility.

The U.N. found that, despite a mediocre economic year for Latin America, the region will experience an unemployment drop by 2013's end.

Weighing the pros and cons of the new digital currency.

Low wages, once the reason for the nation’s economic advantage, have prompted many recent labor actions where workers demand a greater share of the country’s prosperity.

A slowdown in the increase of housing prices has not been reflected by popular indicators like the Case-Schiller index

The second consecutive interest rate hike comes amid stubborn inflation, which is likely to remain high in coming months.

The bank's policy meeting also showed concern about the short-term future of the euro zone and the impact of the U.S. government shutdown.

With the U.S. government back open, we will finally get the government payrolls report next Tuesday.

The Arab Oil Embargo in 1973 created a crisis that forced millions of Americans into hours-long lines at the tanks. Now the U.S. is the largest oil-producing country in the world.

A few days ago, the ECB's Mario Draghi identified base effect, food prices and the exchange rate as causes for driving down inflation.

While German sentiment shot up, inflation in the UK inched up but not enough to convince analysts to mark the start of an upward trend.