My Financial Thoughts

Business Times carried an article on the CPI forecast for February 2009. The table above shows the various forecast by main research houses/ banks.
While the average shows 3.41%, I am just wondering how people measure inflation when the price of things do not go up significantly but the portion does!! E.g. the hawker used to sell [...]

In the current economic uncertainty, many have suggested that it is the time to be saving instead of spending. And I am not even talking about spending on luxury items, just the normal average stuff people buy – groceries, clothes, toys, cars, books etc.
In the good times, people often say “I am doing my bit [...]