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As the euro-area grows, so does euro-area inflation rate. Overall, the inflation rate reached 4.9 percent by year's end. Some see the rise in prices moderating next year. While others see it persisting and posing a threat to the economic recovery. With the rise in oil prices and supply bottlenecks making global trading more expensive in 2021, consumers around the world are coping with higher prices. Central banks in Europe and the United States are beginning to reduce their stimulus programs. Yet the European Central Bank plans to continue purchasing assets, albeit at a slower pace, while maintaining its policy of zero-to-negative interest rates into 2022. What's interesting is that the inflation rate varies widely in the eurozone, from a moderate 2.2 percent annualized increase in ...

Treasury Secretary Yellen Says Uncertainty Exists Over Cash Balance On Dec. 15 November 30, 2021—The U.S. government breached its $28.9 trillion debt limit and is using extraordinary measures to borrow money to pay its bills, the Congressional Budget Office reported today. The CBO outlined the extraordinary measures the government is currently taking to stay afloat. The U.S. government has "no room to borrow under its standard operating procedures," the CBO said. If the Treasury transfers $118 billion to the Highway Trust Fund on December 15, as the recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act directs it to do, it is likely to run out of cash. Running on Empty If the U.S. government runs out of options, it "would ultimately lead to delays of payments for some governme...