Recent Inflationary Trends in World Commodities Markets /

Expansionary monetary policies in key industrial countries and sharply depreciating U.S. dollar exchange rate sent commodities prices soaring at unprecedented rates during 2003-2007. Food prices rose to alarming levels threatening malnutrition and food riots. In contrast, consumer price indices, a l...

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Autore principale: Krichene, Noureddine
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/130
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF