monetary policy decision making: the use of a broader inflation measure that gives substantial weight to house prices and is … considered along with headline CPI inflation. We argue that, in terms of theory, the broader inflation gauge is at least as … suitable for measuring the value of money as headline CPI inflation is, but we also acknowledge practical problems that arise …

We empirically examine and compare the determinants of producer and consumer price inflation in 10 Asian economies … are more important in explaining producer price inflation than consumer price inflation in the 10 Asian economies. On the … other hand, for consumer prices, demand-pull factors still explain much of the inflation. Finally, we find that the …

movements do not have an impact on inflation, as aggregate rules of thumb mask substantial heterogeneities across countries … deviations of inflation from target, including those relating to exchange rate fluctuations. Moreover, under the effective lower … inflation. …