Price control

Price control

Gold is no longer just a physical store of value; it is deeply embedded in global capital markets, subject to the same forces of leverage, liquidity, and positioning as other financial assets. Photo: Reuters

Gold was supposed to shine in crisis. Instead, it blinked

Is this simply market dynamics or a fundamental structural change?

The German government’s ‘wait-and-see’ approach to the energy-price shock needlessly prolonged a period of heightened economic insecurity and contributed to a sharp increase in support for the far-right Alternative für Deutschland. Photo: Getty Images via Project Syndicate

Who's afraid of price controls?

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader. File Photo: TBS

Controlling commodity prices now govt's main priority: Quader

A retail store in the capital. File Photo: TBS

4 ministers, other govt officials to meet Sunday to tackle rising commodity prices

Illustration: TBS

Managing inflation through price controls is an exercise in futility

Toys and snacks for sale at stores in Quezon City, the Philippiens/ Photo: Bloomberg

Inflation is thriving in our era's lack of trust

Indexes show Bangladesh's better performance in containing essentials price

Indexes show Bangladesh's better performance in containing essentials price

File Photo: Saikat Bhadra/TBS

Govt ups market monitoring to control prices of essentials

An investor is reflected in a window in front of a board displaying stock prices at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Sydney, Australia, May 5, 2017/ Reuters

Venezuela sets new price controls, with eggs costing more than a month's wages