I, however, see statements suggesting that the cost of service delivery has escalated post adoption of technology and bankers are contemplating levying charges on their own customers for using their ATMs. I find the position quite amusing actually. Have we made a comparative assessment of the expenses of delivering services at the branch and  BIS central bankers’ speeches  5  the ATM?
Whether the increase in gasoline prices, and energy prices more broadly, turns into a persistent inflation problem depends critically on the evolution of inflation expectations. Last year, as actual inflation accelerated and decelerated, survey measures and financial market indicators of inflation expectations remained relatively stable, which limited the influence of the price shocks we saw a year ago.