Japan makes moves to control inflation.

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Thousands of nurses in England have walked out in what's been described as the biggest strike so far in their pay dispute 

There's been a breakthrough in the pay dispute involving NHS staff in England, which could see an end to strikes involving some health workers, including nurses and paramedics. 

Inflation in the US accelerated, not only in terms of monthly headline figure but everywhere, both core and headline, and both yearly and monthly figures came in hotter-than-expected. US yields and dollar rose, gold fell, but the S&P500 gained! Elsewhere, sterling fell against th ... Show More

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International nurses working for NHS trusts are being trapped in their jobs by clauses in their contracts that require them to pay thousands of pounds if they try to leave. Shanti Das reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus 

Economists say that inflation is just too much money chasing too few goods. But something else can make inflation stick around. If you think of the 1970s, the last time the U.S. had really high sustained inflation, a big concern was rising wages. Prices for goods and services wer ... Show More

Inflation becomes domestic What’s really driving inflation? Optus CEO walks the plank ANZ's misguided work from home policy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.