{
  "id": 19935866,
  "title": "The Week in Numbers: What GH¢11.69 to the dollar and 5.5% inflation mean for you",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/the-week-in-numbers-what-gh-11-69-to-the-dollar-and-5-5-inflation",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-14T06:45:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "3News",
    "slug": "3news",
    "url": "https://3news.com/business/economy/week-in-numbers-14-november-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The week in five numbers highlights the financial and economic situation in Ghana. Inflation rose to 5.5% in the year to October, with prices increasing in transport and services while food prices fell. The cedi exchanged for GH¢11.69 to the dollar, impacting the cost of imports like fuel and medicine. The Bank of Ghana's policy rate remained at 14%, leading to falling average lending rates and slightly smaller returns for savers. The GSE composite index closed the week at 13,960.40 points, down 0.29% but up 59.2% on the year. These figures impact households in various ways, including higher costs for essential goods and services and shifts in investment opportunities.",
  "summary": "Five figures that moved your money this week: inflation, the cedi, the policy rate, T-bills and the stock market.",
  "key_points": [
    "Ghana's inflation reached 5.5% in October",
    "Cedi exchanged for GH¢11.69 to the dollar",
    "Bank of Ghana's policy rate stayed at 14%"
  ],
  "editors_take": "A weakening cedi and rising service costs squeeze household budgets while a stagnant policy rate forces savers to accept lower returns in a shifting economic landscape.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}