The Bank of Mexico will likely hold its benchmark interest rate at 11% later this week, according to a majority of analysts in a Reuters poll on Tuesday, as inflation and the
August 06, 2024
U.S. stocks slumped after a morning rally evaporated, but the losses on Wall Street weren’t as bad as the manic moves that wracked markets worldwide over the last week
August 07, 2024
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August 07, 2024Disney may have a parks problem
August 07, 2024
South Korea's state-run think tank on Thursday said there was a need for early cuts in interest rates, as it flagged weaker economic growth and inflation amid sluggish domestic
August 08, 2024U.S. stocks rallied to their best day since 2022 in Wall Street’s latest sharp swerve
August 08, 2024
Mexico's headline inflation rate rose again in July, reaching a level not seen in over a year, while the core index showed signs of moderation, according to data
August 08, 2024
Days after hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across Nigeria to protest against inflation and other economic hardships, clothing seller Michael Nwankwo
August 09, 2024
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August 11, 2024
World stocks edged higher on Monday while the yen slipped as a holiday in Japan removed one source of recent volatility, with investors
August 11, 2024
Catherine Mann, an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, said in a podcast released on Monday that goods and services prices were set to rise again and
August 12, 2024U.S. stocks drifted through a quiet day to finish mixed, as markets around the world stabilized following a wild week
August 12, 2024
U.S. indexes closed up on Tuesday and hit a near two-week high after softer producer prices data reinforced bets of an interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve in
August 13, 2024A key inflation gauge showed price hikes slowed last month. But economic jitters remain
August 13, 2024
Stocks jumped and bond yields fell on Tuesday after data showed U.S. producer prices increased less than expected in July, reinforcing
August 13, 2024
U.S. producer prices increased less than expected in July as the cost of services fell by the most in nearly 1-1/2 years amid signs of diminishing pricing
August 13, 2024
Services activity in Brazil grew more than expected in June to hit an all-time high, eclipsing a record that had been set in December 2022, data from statistics agency IBGE showed
August 13, 2024British pay grew at its slowest pace in nearly two years, likely reassuring the Bank of England that inflation pressures are easing, and there was a surprise drop
August 13, 2024James Kirsh expects the cost of the property and casualty insurance for his family-owned foundry in Wisconsin that makes cast iron parts for tractors and other equipment
August 13, 2024U.S. small-business confidence jumped to the highest level in nearly 2-1/2 years in July, another indication that financial market fears of a recession following last month's
August 13, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Much like Wall Street's rapid healing on Friday, Japanese stocks completed their week-long, hair-raising round trip on Tuesday as
August 13, 2024
UK grocery inflation edged higher this month for the first time since March 2023, industry data showed on Tuesday.
August 13, 2024Spain's European Union-harmonised 12-month inflation fell to 2.9% in July, from 3.6% in the period through June, final data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed on
August 13, 2024
Middle- and low-income U.S. families now have significantly fewer liquid resources like bank deposits than they were on track to have before the disruptions of the COVID-19
August 12, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is known for a tendency to surprise, and this time is no different.
August 14, 2024India's wholesale price inflation slowed in July mainly due to a fall in vegetable prices, government data released on Wednesday showed.
August 14, 2024Year-over-year inflation reached its lowest level in more than three years in July, the latest sign that the worst price spike in four decades is fading and setting up the Federal Reserve for an interest rate cut in September
August 13, 2024
Zambia's central bank kept its benchmark lending rate unchanged on Wednesday, saying that although inflation remained high its stance was appropriate given the
August 14, 2024Namibia's central bank cut its main interest rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday, citing a slowdown in inflation and inflation expectations.
August 14, 2024The S&P 500 ended higher on Wednesday, stretching its winning streak to five sessions, as the latest inflation data reassured investors betting the Federal Reserve would
August 14, 2024U.S. consumer prices rose moderately in July and the annual increase in inflation slowed to below 3% for the first time in nearly 3-1/2 years, opening the door
August 14, 2024A top Federal Reserve official warned that the central bank needs to cut its key interest rate before the job market weakened further or the Fed would risk moving too late and potentially imperil the economy
August 14, 2024Why car insurance is still so expensive even as car prices are dropping
August 14, 2024
Wall Street rallied close to its record heights after data showed the U.S. economy is holding up better than expected
August 15, 2024
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August 15, 2024U.S. import prices barely rose in July, extending the flow of tame inflation readings that have bolstered financial market expectations for an interest rate cut next month.
August 15, 2024
U.S. retail sales rose more than expected in July, which could help to allay financial market fears of a sharp economic slowdown that were fanned by a jump in the unemployment
August 15, 2024Sales at US retailers unexpectedly surged in July, the Commerce Department reports, rising by 1% from the prior month, up from June’s downwardly revised 0.2% decline.
August 15, 2024
Israel's inflation rate kept climbing in July, data from the Central Bureau of Statistics showed on Thursday, reducing the likelihood of further interest rate reductions anytime
August 15, 2024The average rate on the popular U.S. 30-year mortgage rate was little changed near the lowest level in over a year this week, as signs of cooling inflation have
August 15, 2024U.S. stocks drifted higher as Wall Street coasted to the close of its best week since November
August 16, 2024
Malaysia's economy expanded at its fastest rate in 18 months in the second quarter helped by stronger household spending, exports and
August 16, 2024America’s economy is wildly confusing right now. Here’s what’s really going on
August 16, 2024Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed a ban on “price gouging” by food suppliers and grocery stores, as part of a broader agenda aimed at lowering the cost of housing, medicine, and food
August 16, 2024
U.S. stocks climbed, and Wall Street pulled closer to its record heights following its roller coaster of a summer
August 19, 2024
Australia's central bank judged a near-term rate cut was unlikely and policy might need to stay restrictive for an "extended period" to ensure inflation can be tamed, after debating
August 20, 2024
U.S. stocks ticked lower and snapped an eight-day winning streak, the longest of the year
August 20, 2024
Japan's dwindling working-age population is leading to structural changes in the labour market that are heightening pressure on firms to hike wages and services
August 20, 2024
Federal Reserve officials have said they’re increasingly confident that they’ve nearly tamed inflation
August 20, 2024
Growth in negotiated wages across Germany slowed in the second quarter, providing some relief to European Central Bank policymakers and possibly bolstering the case for another
August 20, 2024
Australian retail sales firmed for a third straight month in October as tax cuts flowed through to wage packets and consumers became more confident that interest rates
December 02, 2024
Canada's annual inflation rate cooled to a 40-month low of 2.5% in July, matching forecasts, and core inflation measures eased as well, data showed on Tuesday, keeping the Bank of
August 20, 2024
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman on Tuesday said she remains cautious about any shift in the U.S. central bank's policy because of what she sees as continued upside risks for
August 20, 2024
U.S. stocks ticked higher after more big companies delivered profit reports that topped analysts’ expectations
August 21, 2024
The euro is trading at its highest this year against the dollar, emerging as a clear winner from the recent ructions in global currency markets that have
August 21, 2024
Off-price retailer TJX Cos raised annual profit forecast after quarterly results beat estimates on Wednesday, banking on gains from easing costs and strong demand for its affordable apparel
August 21, 2024
The Bank of England will cut interest rates just once more this year, in November, a majority of economists said in a Reuters poll, as British inflation is
August 21, 2024
Argentina's economic activity fell 3.9% in June compared to the same month last year, official data showed on Wednesday, as the economy shrunk again during the month after a
August 21, 2024
Japan's factory activity shrank in August amid subdued demand although the pace of decline slowed, while the service sector expanded, showing upbeat conditions in some industries, a
August 21, 2024
U.S. stocks closed lower as Wall Street counted down to its main event for the week, a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell coming up on Friday
August 22, 2024
India's business activity extended its robust growth streak in August as a stronger services industry offset a slight slowing in manufacturing expansion,
August 22, 2024
Euro zone business activity showed surprising strength in August despite firms raising prices, a survey showed, potentially weakening expectations for two more rate
August 22, 2024
U.S. business activity fell to a 4-month low in August and firms continued to struggle to pass on higher prices to consumers, bolstering the likelihood that inflation will stay on a
August 22, 2024
Japan's core inflation accelerated for a third straight month in July, data showed on Friday, but a slowdown in demand-driven price growth
August 22, 2024
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Friday reaffirmed his resolve to raise interest rates if inflation stayed on course to sustainably hit the 2%
August 22, 2024
The European Central Bank has room to cut interest rates possibly two more times this year as inflation remains broadly on the declining path policymakers envisaged,
August 23, 2024
U.S. stocks rallied closer to their records after the head of the Federal Reserve finally said out loud what Wall Street has been expecting for a while: Cuts to interest rates are coming soon to help the economy
August 23, 2024
Euro zone consumers' inflation expectations over the next 12 months remained steady for the third month in a row in July, a European Central Bank survey showed on Friday.
August 23, 2024
With inflation nearly defeated and the job market cooling, the Federal Reserve is prepared to start cutting its key interest rate from its current 23-year high, Chair Jerome Powell said Friday
August 22, 2024
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August 23, 2024
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August 23, 2024
The Federal Reserve is poised to cut its benchmark interest rate next month from its 23-year high, with consequences for consumers when it comes to debt, savings, auto loans and mortgages
August 23, 2024
The European Central Bank is making "good progress" in cutting inflation back to its 2% target but success is not yet assured, so restrictive monetary policy is still
August 24, 2024
Turkish banks will pay the price throughout next year as challenges linger from the country's economic turnaround, the chief executive of lender Isbank said in an
August 25, 2024
Americans set to spend a total of $39 billion on back-to-school shopping this year
August 25, 2024
For academics and policymakers gathered at the U.S.
August 25, 2024
British shop prices fell in annual terms this month for the first time since October 2021, pushed down by summer sales of clothes and household goods, a survey showed on Tuesday.
August 26, 2024
Beyond the common challenges like currency fluctuations and supply shocks that keep the world's central bankers up at night,
August 27, 2024
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino on Wednesday reiterated the central bank's stance that it would continue to raise interest rates
August 28, 2024
Brazil's central bank has provided no guidance for its upcoming policy meeting because of its need for flexibility at this time as it tries to bring inflation back
August 28, 2024
The Bank of Mexico cut its forecast for economic growth this year and next, according to the central bank's quarterly report on Wednesday, citing weaker foreign
August 28, 2024
Spain's EU-harmonised annual inflation fell to 2.4%, its slowest pace in a year, thanks to lower fuel and food prices, preliminary data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE)
August 29, 2024
Turkey's economic growth is expected to have fallen to 3.2% in the second quarter of this year as tighter economic policies weighed, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, with the
August 29, 2024
Lending to the government by Egypt's central bank continued to climb in the last fiscal year, according to the central bank's newly released annual budget, even as
August 29, 2024
German inflation fell more than expected in August, declining to its lowest level in more than three years and making it easier for the European Central Bank to
August 29, 2024
Another key interest rate hike in September is not a certainty, as economic growth and lending are slowing down, a senior central bank official said on Thursday in
August 29, 2024
Thailand's central bank chief and finance minister will meet in early September to open negotiations on an inflation target for 2025, a senior official
August 29, 2024
India's economic growth is expected to have slowed in the April-June quarter due to reduced government spending during the national elections and stalling
August 29, 2024
Stocks on Wall Street bounced back from a midafternoon fade Friday, and the market closed out its fourth straight winning month with solid gains
August 30, 2024
European shares rose to an all-time high on Friday, closing a turbulent month on a bright note after a significant drop in euro zone inflation
August 30, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Record stock market highs have lit up across the world once again - though not yet for the usual suspects in the S&P500 and Nasdaq.
August 30, 2024
Latest inflation data gives a ‘bright green light’ for a rate cut
August 30, 2024
An inflation measure closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained low last month, extending a trend of cooling price increases that clears the way for the Fed to start cutting its key interest rate next month for the first time in 4 1/2 years
August 30, 2024
U.S. consumer spending increased solidly in July, suggesting the economy remained on firmer ground early in the third quarter and arguing against a half-
August 30, 2024
The European Central Bank would be "wise" to deliver another interest rate cut in September, French policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said, warning there was a risk of
August 30, 2024
Japan's factory activity contracted at a slower pace in August thanks to a recovery in output and new orders, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, offering some hope for an
September 01, 2024
Turkey's economy grew less than expected in the second quarter, expanding an annual 2.5% in the face of a year-long monetary tightening campaign, data
September 02, 2024
Euro zone manufacturing activity remained mired in contraction in August, a survey showed on Monday, with the data suggesting a recovery could be some way off as demand fell at its
September 02, 2024
Pakistan's annual consumer price inflation rate slowed to 9.6% in August, the first single-digit reading in almost three years, the statistics agency said on Monday.
September 02, 2024
Russia's central bank is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 19% at its Sept. 13 meeting to combat inflation and cool the overheated economy, a Reuters
September 02, 2024
Lags in New Zealand's official economic data are creating a fog for policy makers that recently forced them to veer off course and cut interest
September 02, 2024
South Korea's consumer inflation slowed in August to the weakest in nearly 3-1/2 years, official data showed on Tuesday, supporting market expectations for an easing of
September 02, 2024
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will leave its key interest rate unchanged on Thursday and keep it there at least through 2025 as growth remains robust and inflation
September 02, 2024
As recently as two and a half months ago, most U.S. central bankers didn't see an interest rate cut in the cards at their Sept. 17-18 meeting.
September 03, 2024
Russia's annual inflation may have peaked in July, the central bank said on Tuesday, but medium-term inflationary risks remain high and it is too early to speak about a steady
September 03, 2024
U.S. housing inflation is likely to ease in the coming year as the gap between supply and demand for homes narrows, according to research published on Tuesday by the Federal Reserve Bank
September 03, 2024
The European Central Bank can continue to cut interest rates given the slowdown in inflation, and there is a risk the bank could keep policy too tight, ECB board member Piero
September 04, 2024
America has the fewest jobs available since January 2021
September 04, 2024
Japan's inflation-adjusted wages rose for two consecutive months in July thanks to a bump in summertime bonuses, government data showed on Thursday.
September 04, 2024
Most U.S. stocks fell following a mixed round of data on the economy, keeping them on track for their worst week since April
September 05, 2024
Growth in Britain's construction industry slowed in August despite the biggest pickup in homebuilding in nearly two years, according to a survey on Thursday that added to signs of
September 05, 2024
Germany's economy is likely to stagnate this year, the country's Ifo institute said on Thursday, abandoning its previous forecast of 0.4% growth.
September 05, 2024
U.S. worker productivity grew faster than initially thought in the second quarter, reining in labor costs, suggesting that inflation pressures could continue to subside.
September 05, 2024
Hiring by America’s employers picked up a bit in August from July’s tepid pace, and the unemployment rate dipped for the first time since March in a sign that the job market may be cooling but remains sturdy
September 05, 2024
The volatile activity that has marked September so far may not let up any time soon, as investors are on edge ahead of more key macro events that could shape the tone for trading in the
September 06, 2024
The United Nations' world food price index eased slightly in August, data released on Friday showed, as lower prices for sugar, meat and cereals more than offset
September 06, 2024
Mexico's headline inflation rate likely eased in August after accelerating for the previous five months, a Reuters poll of analysts showed on Friday, boosting expectations that
September 06, 2024
A sharper rise in capital investment is one of many improvements to Russia's 2024 economic outlook, new economy ministry forecasts showed, though stubbornly
September 06, 2024
Munich Re said on Sunday that it will push for higher reinsurance rates to take into account the fact that costs for insured damages are rising much faster than overall consumer
September 08, 2024
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Sunday that a new ministry would take charge of the economy and state finances as he gears up
September 08, 2024
China's consumer inflation accelerated in August to the fastest pace in half a year but the uptick was due more to higher food costs from weather
September 09, 2024
U.S. stocks climbed Monday to claw back some of the losses from their worst week in nearly a year and a half
September 09, 2024
European bourses rose on Monday, recovering from steep declines the previous week as focus shifted to an anticipated interest rate cut from the
September 09, 2024
Discount retailer Big Lots has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it contends with a pullback in consumer spending and soft sales
September 09, 2024
After grappling with the strongest U.S. price pressures in four decades, it's hard for investors to adjust to the notion that inflation could soon
September 09, 2024
Brazilian economists surveyed weekly by the central bank have aligned their expectations with future interest rate pricing, now anticipating a rate hike at this
September 09, 2024Argentina's monthly inflation rate is expected to have edged down to 3.9% in August, a Reuters poll of economists showed on Monday, the lowest since the start
September 09, 2024
France's economy accelerated in the third quarter thanks to the Olympic Games but is set to go into reverse before the end of the year, the country's INSEE statistics agency forecast
September 09, 2024By Michael S.
September 09, 2024
The Dow gets a big boost
September 09, 2024
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq gained ground while Brent crude prices hit a 3-1/2-year low on Tuesday amid concerns over softening global demand a day ahead of key
September 10, 2024
U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed close following several weeks of sharp swings
September 10, 2024
Pakistan's central bank is expected to cut its key interest rate further during its policy meeting on Thursday, analysts said, after inflation dropped to single
September 10, 2024German inflation fell to its lowest level in more than three years in August, a second estimate confirmed on Tuesday, making it easier for the European Central
September 10, 2024
European equity markets largely lost ground on Tuesday, weighed by bank and energy stocks as investors tread cautiously ahead of key U.S.
September 10, 2024
Ally Financial's credit challenges have intensified over the current quarter as borrowers struggled with high inflation, the consumer lender's finance chief said on
September 10, 2024
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December 01, 2024
The post-pandemic spike in U.S. inflation eased further last month as year-over-year price increases reached a three-year low, clearing the way for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and likely shaping the economic debate in the final weeks of the presidential race
September 10, 2024
The UK's benchmark FTSE 100 stock index ended lower on Wednesday, led by a decline in Rentokil shares after the pest control company warned on North
September 11, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Dhara Ranasinghe.
September 11, 2024U.S. consumer prices rose slightly in August, but underlying inflation showed some stickiness amid higher costs for housing and other services, further dashing
September 11, 2024
U.S. consumer prices rose marginally in August, but underlying inflation showed some stickiness, which could discourage the Federal Reserve from delivering a half-point interest rate cut
September 11, 2024
U.S. central bankers will likely start long-awaited interest rate cuts next week with a quarter-of-a-percentage-point reduction, as they seek to reduce the odds of a recession
September 11, 2024
U.S. holiday sales are expected to grow at their slowest pace in six years, data from Deloitte showed on Thursday as persistent inflation and dried up savings turn shoppers more frugal for
September 12, 2024
U.S. stocks rose closer to their all-time highs following a couple reports on the economy that came in close to expectations
September 12, 2024
European shares jumped on Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates again as inflation hovers within striking distance of its 2%
September 12, 2024
With inflation subsiding, the European Central Bank is cutting its benchmark interest rate to prop up tepid growth with lower borrowing costs for companies and home buyers
September 11, 2024
McDonald’s $5 value meal is sticking around until December
September 12, 2024
The European Central Bank lowered its 2024 economic growth projection on Thursday but still sees inflation broadly in line with its 2% target by the end of 2025.
September 12, 2024
U.S. producer prices increased slightly more than expected in August amid higher costs for services, but the trend remained consistent with subsiding inflation.
September 12, 2024Japan's consumer inflation rate likely picked up for the fourth straight month in August, a Reuters poll of 20 economists showed, tracking comfortably above the
September 13, 2024
The European Central Bank's two biggest shareholders expressed confidence on Friday about the prospect for lower inflation and interest rates in the euro zone.
September 13, 2024
U.S. consumer sentiment rose to a four-month high in September amid expectations that inflation will continue moderating over the next year and household
September 13, 2024
Americans’ outlook on the economy improved for the second straight month in September, bolstered by lower prices for long-lasting goods such as cars and furniture
September 13, 2024
U.S. consumer sentiment improved in September amid subsiding inflation, though Americans remained cautious ahead of the November presidential election, a survey showed on Friday
September 13, 2024Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has opened the door to stepping up the pace of interest rate cuts, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
September 15, 2024
Israel's inflation rate surged in August to its highest rate in nearly a year, data from the Central Bureau of Statistics showed on Sunday, reducing the likelihood of more
September 15, 2024
Libertarian President Javier Milei of Argentina has presented the 2025 budget to Congress, outlining policy priorities that reflected his key pledge to kill the country’s chronic fiscal deficit and signaled a new phase of confrontation with lawmakers
September 16, 2024
Target said on Monday it would employ about 100,000 seasonal workers this holiday season, in line with the last three years, even as inflation-weary shoppers are expected to stay frugal
September 16, 2024
The Fed is finally about to cut interest rates. What took so long?
September 16, 2024
Argentina's economy likely shrank 1.4% in the second quarter versus a year earlier, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, the fifth such decline as a recession
September 16, 2024
U.S. stock indexes remained stuck in place as Wall Street made few big moves ahead of what’s expected to be the first cut to interest rates in more than four years
September 17, 2024
India's wholesale price index based inflation eased to a four month low of 1.31% in August, helped by falling costs of crude oil, steel and
September 17, 2024
South Africa's consumer confidence recovered further in the third quarter to its best since 2019, helped by improved willingness to spend and hopes of an interest rate cut in September,
September 17, 2024
So we’re expecting a rate cut. When will we start to see a difference in the economy?
September 17, 2024
Most of the U.S. stock market edged lower after the Federal Reserve kicked off its efforts to prevent a recession with a bigger-than-usual cut to interest rates
September 18, 2024
British inflation held steady in August but sped up in the services sector which is closely watched by the Bank of England, data showed on Wednesday, adding to bets
September 18, 2024
U.S. stocks closed with modest losses on Wednesday, well off their intraday highs, after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 50 basis points, the high
September 18, 2024
Euro zone inflation is still not as low as the European Central Bank would like, so interest rates need to remain sufficiently high to resolve price pressures, Bundesbank
September 18, 2024
The Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate from its 23-year high, with consequences for debt, savings, auto loans, mortgages and other forms of borrowing by consumers and businesses
September 18, 2024
The Federal Reserve announced a jumbo-sized rate cut, its first rate reduction cut since Covid. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell held a press conference to share more about the supersized rate cut.
September 23, 2024
Sri Lankan housewife Lankika Dilrukshi says she is tired of the daily struggle needed to provide for her children.
September 19, 2024
Five months after its launch, Zimbabwe's new currency is under pressure as increased grain imports eat away at foreign reserves, putting at risk the government's
September 19, 2024
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in four months last week
September 19, 2024
The U.S. central bank's decision to cut interest rates by half a percentage point leaves open the risk of a resurgence in inflation, a former Kansas City Federal Reserve
September 19, 2024
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Friday and revised up its assessment on consumption, signalling its confidence a solid economic recovery would allow
September 19, 2024
British employers plan to scale back pay increases next year, according to a survey that is likely to encourage the Bank of England as it seeks further signs that inflation
September 19, 2024
Australia's central bank will keep its key policy interest rate unchanged on Tuesday and for the rest of the year amid elevated price pressures,
September 19, 2024
Japanese big manufacturers' business sentiment likely stayed steady in the three months to September, while non-manufacturers' confidence weakened slightly, a Reuters poll showed on
September 20, 2024
Profound shifts in the world economy could make inflation volatile for years to come, complicating efforts to control prices, but sticking with inflation-targeting regimes is
September 20, 2024
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Friday she dissented over the U.S. central bank's half-percentage-point interest rate cut this week, favoring a quarter-
September 20, 2024
Peru's central bank expects that the Andean nation's economy will grow 3.1% this year and a further 3.0% in 2025, it said in a report on Friday, maintaining
September 20, 2024
Fed’s triumph over inflation shows the need for some institutions to be free from politics
September 22, 2024Global stock indexes rose on Monday as Federal Reserve policymakers said last week's large interest rate cut was warranted, while the euro fell against the
September 22, 2024
Austria holds a general election on Sunday with the next government facing an economy poised to contract for a second year running, and inflation that has outstripped the EU average
September 23, 2024
We finally got a rate cut. Here’s what history says will happen next
September 23, 2024A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan With U.S. markets now mapping the extent of the Federal Reserve's easing cycle ahead, the prospect of inflation undershooting the
September 23, 2024
With its larger-than-usual half-point cut to its key interest rate last week, the Federal Reserve underscored its belief that it’s all but conquered inflation after three long years
September 22, 2024
Goodbye Louis Vuitton. China’s Gen Z leans into ‘dupe economy’ as growth prospects stall
September 24, 2024Germany's leading economic institutes have downgraded their forecast for 2024 and now see Europe's largest economy shrinking by 0.1%, people
September 24, 2024
American consumers are feeling less confident this month and concerns about jobs rose significantly
September 24, 2024
A leading indicator of Japan's service-sector inflation held steady at 2.7% in August, data showed on Wednesday, underscoring the central bank's view that rising wages
September 24, 2024
Australian consumer price inflation slowed to a three-year low in August due to government rebates on electricity and a drop in petrol, while core inflation hit its lowest since
September 25, 2024
Australian consumer price inflation slowed to a three-year low in August thanks to government rebates on electricity, while core inflation hit its lowest since early
September 25, 2024
U.S. stocks edged back from their records as financial markets around the world took a pause following big recent moves
September 25, 2024
Turkish households' expectations for annual inflation 12 months ahead stood at 71.6% in September, the central bank said on Wednesday, down 1.5 points from a month earlier.
September 25, 2024
The Federal Reserve's aggressive start of the easing cycle has rekindled inflation worries in the U.S. bond market, as some investors fear looser financial
September 25, 2024
Hungary is aiming to lift economic growth into the 3% to 6% range next year, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday, as his cabinet
September 25, 2024
We may have finally pulled ourselves out of our economic funk
September 26, 2024Eating in is in and eating out is out
September 24, 2024
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September 26, 2024
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to cut interest rates by a modest 50 bps over the next six months, according to a majority of economists in a Reuters
September 27, 2024
The dollar fell on Friday after a reading of U.S. inflation signaled price pressures continue to ebb, while the yen strengthened against the greenback after
September 27, 2024
Inflation has eased more than expected in two of the euro zone's biggest economies and the German jobs market has continued to cool this month, adding to an
September 27, 2024
Slowing inflation in August buttressed arguments Federal Reserve officials used in defense of their decision to lower interest rates by half of a percentage
September 27, 2024
U.S. consumer spending increased slightly less than expected in August, but that did little to change expectations that solid economic growth persisted in the
September 27, 2024
The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose 0.1% in August after an unrevised 0.2% gain in July the Commerce Department reported on Friday.
September 27, 2024
The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high as a subdued inflation report stoked hopes for more Federal Reserve rate cuts, which also boosted small-cap
September 27, 2024
What fueled this week’s record-breaking stock rally
September 27, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan U.S. stocks surf new records as the last full week of the quarter comes to a close, with China's furious monetary easing accelerating
September 27, 2024
French consumer prices rose less than anticipated in September, aided by a sharp decline in energy costs, and petroleum products in particular, preliminary data from
September 27, 2024
Prices in British shops fell at the fastest pace in more than three years in September, the British Retail Consortium said on Tuesday, adding to signs that the inflation squeeze on
September 30, 2024
Top U.S. automakers reported a fall in their third-quarter sales on Tuesday, hurt by fewer selling days and weaker consumer spending amid inflationary challenges and higher
October 01, 2024
The holidays are the busiest time of year for many small retailers and other businesses
October 01, 2024
Kenya's inflation fell to 3.6% year-on-year in September from 4.4% a month earlier, the statistics office said on Wednesday.
October 02, 2024
Ghana's consumer inflation rose in September after slowing for five consecutive months, driven by an increase in food prices, the statistics service said on Wednesday.
October 02, 2024
Euro area government bond yields rose on Wednesday, a day after long-dated yields posted their biggest daily fall since mid-June on concerns about economic growth.
October 02, 2024
Colombia's 12-month inflation is forecast to continue decelerating in September, despite the impact of a truckers' strike, according to a Reuters poll on
October 02, 2024
European shares declined on Thursday, as investors remained wary of risk-taking amid elevated geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, with most sectors
October 03, 2024
In today's digital and services-dominated economy, one might be forgiven for buying into the narrative that oil no longer has any real bearing on
October 03, 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba formally instructed his ministers on Friday to compile a fresh economic package to cushion the blow to
October 04, 2024
Japan's new economy minister, Ryosei Akazawa, said on Friday that the timing of changes in the Bank of Japan's monetary policy should be aligned with the government's broader goal of
October 04, 2024
America’s employers added a surprisingly strong 254,000 jobs in September, easing concerns about a weakening labor market and suggesting that the pace of hiring is still solid enough to support a growing economy
October 03, 2024
Sudden ebbs and flows of inflation without equivalent hits to economic output may be a feature of a post-pandemic world of fragile supply chains - potentially requiring
October 04, 2024
The Philippines' inflation rate could settle around 3.2% this year, its finance minister said on Friday, giving room for the central bank to further cut rates.
October 04, 2024
It's a packed week ahead with U.S. inflation data, the start of Q3 earnings, a French budget and possibly a big rate cut from New Zealand.
October 04, 2024
Canadian economic activity rebounded in September after contracting in the prior month as the pace of price increases cooled to its slowest in six months, Ivey Purchasing Managers
October 04, 2024
Germany's economy ministry plans to downgrade its 2024 economic growth forecast, expecting Europe's largest economy to shrink by 0.2%, newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on
October 06, 2024
What a hot job market means for inflation
October 06, 2024
The Bank of Japan said broadening wage hikes were underpinning consumption and prodding more firms in regional areas to pass on rising labour costs, signalling the
October 07, 2024
Good news: The ‘hard landing’ forecasters got it wrong
October 07, 2024Why a key borrowing rate is above 4% again
October 07, 2024
The European Central Bank should proceed with caution on further interest rate cuts given inflation had not yet been overcome, Austrian central bank Governor Robert Holzmann told
October 07, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank of St.
October 07, 2024
Japan's inflation-adjusted wages fell in August while household spending also declined, but analysts say underlying trends point to a gradual
October 07, 2024
The Bank of Korea will cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.25% on Friday, according to a majority of economists polled by Reuters
October 07, 2024
Trick-or-treaters hoping to collect handfuls of chocolate candy this Halloween might be facing a bit of a letdown.
October 08, 2024
Brazil's consumer prices are expected to have risen in September after staying little changed in August, due partly to a severe drought which has hit agricultural output,
October 08, 2024
Euro zone inflation is on the decline but the European Central Bank must remain vigilant and ensure that price growth settles at its 2% target even over the medium term,
October 08, 2024
The Federal Reserve's 50-basis-point interest-rate cut last month was "timely" and was neither reactive, nor proactive, Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said on Tuesday.
October 08, 2024
European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker Yannis Stournaras is backing two interest rate cuts this year and expects further easing in 2025 as inflation continues to trend lower, he told the
October 09, 2024
European stocks settled higher on Wednesday, bouncing from losses in the previous session as investors focussed on upcoming interest
October 09, 2024
Voters think America’s economy stinks. There’s nothing that will change that before the election
October 09, 2024Ethiopia's bondholders will have to take a writedown as part of the country's debt restructuring, State Finance Minister Eyob Tekalign told Reuters, adding he
October 09, 2024
Data suggests Hungary has overcome its inflation crisis, its economy minister said on Wednesday, after the country posted the highest rate of price growth in the
October 09, 2024
Consumer prices in Brazil accelerated in September from the previous month due to higher electricity and food costs amid a major drought, reinforcing
October 09, 2024
Recession fears are fading. Now it’s time for America’s companies to back that up
October 09, 2024
Inflation in the United States dropped last month to its lowest point since it first began surging more than three years ago, adding to a spate of encouraging economic news in the closing weeks of the presidential race
October 09, 2024
America’s inflation is getting back to normal. But price problems persist
October 10, 2024
U.S. consumer prices rose slightly more than expected in September, but the annual increase in inflation was the smallest in more than 3-1/2 years, potentially keeping the Federal Reserve
October 10, 2024
Ukraine's consumer inflation rose to 8.6% year-on-year in September driven by rising energy prices, higher business costs, and a lower harvest, the statistics service said on Thursday
October 10, 2024
Tens of millions of older Americans will see a 2.5% increase in benefits this January when a new cost-of-living adjustment is added to Social Security payments
October 10, 2024
U.S. stocks rose to records as JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and other big financial companies rallied on better-than-expected profit reports
October 11, 2024
Wholesale prices in the United States were unchanged last month in another sign that inflation is returning to something close to normal after years of pressuring America’s households in the wake of COVID-19
October 11, 2024
The case for quarter-point U.S. interest rate cuts at upcoming Federal Reserve policy meetings appeared intact on Friday after a report showed producer prices were flat last month compared
October 11, 2024
Japan's core consumer inflation rate likely eased in September as energy costs eased due to government subsidies, while export growth slowed sharply, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
October 11, 2024
U.S. consumers remain resilient with solid spending in the third quarter, two of the country's biggest lenders said on Friday, although there are
October 11, 2024
Donald Trump has vowed that if voters return him to the White House, “inflation will vanish completely.”
October 14, 2024
French consumer prices fell more than initially expected in September, the INSEE statistics agency said on Tuesday, revising the headline annual consumer price index to 1.4%, strengthening
October 15, 2024
Israel's economy grew slower in the second quarter than previously thought, data showed on Tuesday, as Israel's war in Gaza against the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continued
October 15, 2024
Small business owners are growing more uncertain about the economy ahead of the presidential election and are reining in spending, according to a new survey
October 15, 2024
The largest retail trade group in the United States says it expects consumers to spend more during the upcoming holiday season but the growth in sales to be slower than last year due to concerns over persistent inflation and prices
October 15, 2024
Economists expect inflation rates to stay above the European Central Bank's 2% target in the medium term, according to a survey published by Germany's Ifo institute on Wednesday, a day
October 16, 2024
Aldi says its Thanksgiving meal prices will undercut Walmart as shoppers search for value
October 16, 2024
Rising prices of edible oils and vegetables like onions and tomatoes have driven up grocery spending for Indian households ahead of the festival season, prompting
October 16, 2024
With just 21 days remaining to cast votes this presidential season, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are scrambling to win over key constituents as well as the other party's voters
October 16, 2024
The economic policies being proposed by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump would fuel inflation and harm businesses, U.S.
October 17, 2024
The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the third time this year on Thursday in a nod to sluggish economic growth, some softening in an otherwise rock-solid labour market and
October 17, 2024
Seven of the 10 big developed-market central banks tracked by Reuters have now started easing policy, with expectations of how quickly each will move
October 17, 2024
South Africa's central bank governor, Lesetja Kganyago, said on Thursday that the country could move to a lower inflation target at little cost.
October 17, 2024
There are not yet enough indications that the euro zone's inflation could drift further down or up to change the European Central Bank's central scenario for further rate cuts, ECB
October 22, 2024
All five members of the Bank of Israel's monetary policy committee voted on Oct. 9 to leave the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.5%, minutes of the discussion showed on
October 22, 2024
Target is cutting prices on 2,000 items ahead of the holiday shopping season
October 22, 2024
Argentina's beleaguered economy is set to rebound in 2025 after two years of recession as the government tries to spark a private sector-driven recovery with
October 22, 2024
Euro zone inflation is easing and may fall back to 2% quicker than previously thought, supporting the case for further European Central Bank rate cuts, ECB President Christine
October 22, 2024
Inflation in the euro zone has slowed to converge with the European Central Bank's 2% target and the risk now is undershooting the goal, ECB policymaker Mario Centeno told an event
October 22, 2024
U.S. taxpayers will again see higher standard deductions for 2025, allowing them to shield more of their money from taxation on future returns
October 22, 2024
U.S. and European interest rates have followed parallel paths this year, even as the regions' economic and inflationary outlooks have veered in different
October 22, 2024
U.S. stocks fell as more steam came out of Wall Street’s huge, record-breaking rally
October 23, 2024
South Africa's inflation dropped sharply in September, hitting its lowest level in more than three years and bolstering expectations for another interest rate cut by the
October 23, 2024
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday it was "still taking time" to sustainably achieve its 2% inflation target, signaling that the central bank
October 23, 2024
Argentina's economic activity grew 0.2% in August from July and fell less than expected from a year ago in the South American country's third straight month of year-on-year
October 23, 2024Three European Central Bank officials tried to cool market speculation on bigger interest rate cuts on Thursday, urging the ECB to proceed gradually or at least
October 24, 2024
German business activity contracted in October but less steeply than the previous month, according to a survey published on Thursday.
October 24, 2024
German wages are continuing to grow briskly despite a shrinking economy as workers regain more of the purchasing power they lost to high inflation, the country's central bank said
October 24, 2024
Harley-Davidson cut its annual revenue forecast as sticky inflation and high borrowing costs hurt demand for the company's motorcycles in North America,
October 24, 2024
Thailand's current inflation target range of 1% to 3% has "served pretty well" and should not be changed, a
October 24, 2024
U.S. business activity increased in October amid strong demand, and firms raised prices for goods and services at the slowest pace in nearly 4-1/2 years, indicating that the
October 24, 2024
Zimbabwe's consumer inflation surged to 37.2% month on month in October in local currency terms, data showed on Friday, after a sharp devaluation in the southern African
October 25, 2024
Russia’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by two percentage points to a record-high 21% in an effort to combat growing inflation
October 25, 2024
More families making over $150,000 are living paycheck to paycheck
October 27, 2024
Rising technology stocks sent the Nasdaq composite to a record, but trading was mixed along the rest of Wall Street
October 29, 2024
Companies in Germany's industrial, retail and corporate services sectors are planning more price increases, bringing inflation on track to rise to the European Central Bank's 2%
October 29, 2024
German consumer sentiment is set to continue to recover heading into November as households are more optimistic about their income prospects, though high prices and bad job market
October 29, 2024
The Bank of Canada is starting to see the impact of its four rate cuts so far this year and expects to gather more evidence in the months ahead, Governor Tiff Macklem said on Tuesday
October 29, 2024
The U.S. economy grew at a healthy 2.8% annual rate from July through September, with consumers helping drive growth despite the weight of still-high interest rates
October 30, 2024
Caterpillar on Wednesday trimmed its annual revenue forecast again on weakness in Europe and Asia/Pacific and lower equipment stocking by
October 30, 2024
The U.S. will effectively address its debt crisis by allowing inflation to rise slightly even though it may negatively impact savers and lower- to middle-income households
October 30, 2024
The Bank of Japan maintained ultra-low interest rates on Thursday but said risks around the U.S. economy were somewhat subsiding, signalling that
October 30, 2024
French consumer prices rose in line with expectations in October, preliminary data from statistics agency INSEE showed on Thursday.
October 31, 2024
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October 31, 2024Italian EU-harmonised consumer prices (HICP) rose a preliminary 0.3% month-on-month in October, with annual inflation accelerating to 1.0% from 0.7% in September, data showed on
October 31, 2024
The European Central Bank must avoid the risk of cutting interest rates too slowly and lowering inflation excessively, Governing Council Member Fabio Panetta said on Thursday.
October 31, 2024
Expect the unexpected in Friday’s jobs report
October 31, 2024
As a presidential race profoundly shaped by Americans’ frustration with high prices nears its end, the government said Thursday that an inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve has dropped to near pre-pandemic levels
October 31, 2024
Hungary has proposed to increase some taxes in line with the July headline inflation rate from 2025, part of wider efforts by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government to plug
October 31, 2024
U.S. labor costs recorded their smallest increase in more than three years in the third quarter amid cooling wage growth, indicating that inflation was firmly on a downward
October 31, 2024
Ukraine's central bank kept its main interest rate unchanged at 13% on Thursday, in line with market expectations, and said it would remain cautious in the coming
October 31, 2024
America won the war on inflation. You still think the economy stinks
October 31, 2024America’s employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the effects of strikes and hurricanes that left many workers temporarily off payrolls
October 31, 2024
Nigeria faces one of its worst hunger crises with more than 30 million people expected to be food insecure next year, a one third jump from this year due to
November 01, 2024
The IRS has announced an increase to the amount individuals can contribute to their 401(k) plans in 2025, to $23,500, up from $23,000 in 2024
November 01, 2024
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that Mexico's economic growth will slow to around 1.5% this year before dipping to just 1.3% in 2025, according to the
November 01, 2024The world is about to get some much-needed clarity on the US economy’s future
November 03, 2024
No one knows how Tuesday’s presidential election will turn out, but the Federal Reserve’s move two days later is much easier to predict: With inflation continuing to cool, the Fed is set to cut interest rates for a second time this year
November 03, 2024
Start your week smart: Presidential race goes down to the wire, Russian offensive, Breonna Taylor case, TGI Fridays bankruptcy, murky jobs report
November 03, 2024Pakistan's central bank cut its key policy rate by a record 250 basis points to 15% on Monday, exceeding expectations, as the country bid to revive a sluggish
November 04, 2024
South Korea's October headline inflation slowed further to the weakest level in almost four years, data showed on Tuesday, strengthening the case for more interest rate cuts and
November 04, 2024
Japan's service activity contracted in October on weaker sales, with business confidence slipping to the lowest level since March 2022 on concerns over shortage of labour, a private
November 06, 2024
Brazil's jobless rate hit its lowest level on record in the three months through to October, data from statistics agency IBGE showed on Friday, an indicator that has been cheered
November 29, 2024The yen jumped to a six-week high against the dollar on Friday after faster-than-expected inflation in Tokyo supported bets for a Bank of
November 29, 2024
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the timing of the next interest rate hike was "approaching" as the economy was moving in line with
November 29, 2024
Stocks closed with solid gains as Wall Street put the finishing touches on one of its best months of the year
November 29, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan While Americans have been feasting and preparing to shop, U.S.
November 29, 2024
Kenya's inflation edged up to 2.8% year-on-year in November, from 2.7% a month earlier, the statistics office said on Friday.
November 29, 2024
The Bank of England warned on Friday that higher trade barriers could hit global growth and feed uncertainty about inflation,
November 29, 2024
Japan's government finalised a $92 billion supplementary budget on Friday to shield households from rising living costs, which may underpin consumption but also
November 29, 2024
Turkey's economy grew at a less than expected 2.1% in the third quarter as demand ebbed - especially in the services sector - under the weight of high interest rates, data showed
November 29, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu It was supposed to be a quiet post-Thanksgiving session in Asia but hotter-than-expected CPI readings for Tokyo emboldened
November 29, 2024
Turkey's economy is expected to have expanded 2.6% in the third quarter due to slower domestic demand and the weight of tighter economic policies, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday,
November 26, 2024
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pivoted to election mode, hoping to win back voter confidence that his government can tackle high living costs,
November 29, 2024
Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in November and stayed above the central bank's 2% target, data showed on Friday, as price
November 28, 2024
Donald Trump loved to use tariffs during his first presidency
November 27, 2024
Australia's central bank is finally getting a major shake-up of its policy-making process that adds extra uncertainty to when it might deliver interest rate relief to
November 28, 2024
Tech stocks spearheaded a rebound in European shares on Thursday, after a two-day slump fuelled by worries over potential U.S. tariffs and
November 28, 2024
European shares ticked up on Thursday after falling the previous day, while Asian stocks slipped, as trading volumes thinned ahead of
November 28, 2024
The European Central Bank should make a clearer distinction between instruments used to guide inflation and those aimed at stabilising financial markets, Dutch central bank chief
November 28, 2024
Australia's top central banker said on Thursday that core inflation was too high to allow for rate cuts in the near term, all but ruling out relief for borrowers at
November 28, 2024
Thailand's annual headline inflation rate quickened in October due to higher energy and food prices, the commerce ministry said on Wednesday, but still remained below the central
November 06, 2024
Spain's service sector continued its robust expansion in October driven by strong sales and demand, the HCOB Spain Services PMI survey compiled by S&P Global showed on Wednesday.
November 06, 2024
Ghana's consumer inflation rose for the second month in a row in October, to 22.1% year on year from 21.5% in September, the statistics service said on Wednesday.
November 06, 2024
Inflation in Egypt is estimated to have climbed to 27.0% in October, pushed up by higher education costs and a fuel price increase in the middle of the month, according to a poll
November 06, 2024
Why Trump’s return could spark another bout of inflation and delay interest rate cuts
November 06, 2024
If inflation is as politically toxic as this week's resounding U.S. election result suggests, the presumed impact of his economic policy proposals should make
November 06, 2024
Euro zone firms expect their turnover to keep rising this quarter but their margins remain under pressure with wage growth outpacing selling price increases, the European Central
November 07, 2024
The exact thing that helped Trump win could become a big problem for his presidency
November 07, 2024This Trump trade euphoria is likely to fade fast
November 07, 2024While prices for most goods have been falling throughout the year, inflation for a wide range of services remains high
November 05, 2024
Japanese household spending fell in September for the second straight month, government data showed on Friday, as higher prices choked consumers' appetite in a
November 07, 2024
Britain's labour market showed further signs of cooling last month, according to a survey that showed the weakest wage growth since early 2021, and tax increases in last week's
November 08, 2024
South Korea’s central bank has lowered its key policy rate and says the country’s economy will grow at a slower pace than it initially anticipated
November 28, 2024
Consumer price inflation in India climbed to a 14-month high of 5.81% in October primarily due to a spike in vegetable and edible oil prices, a
November 08, 2024
U.S. consumer sentiment rose to a seven-month high in early November, with a measure of households' expectations for the future climbing to the highest in more than three years, led by
November 08, 2024
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is set to hold interest rates on Dec. 6 as a sharp rise in consumer inflation has led several economists in a Reuters poll to
November 28, 2024
Fed up with high prices and unimpressed with an economy that by just about any measure is a healthy one, Americans demanded change when they voted for president
November 09, 2024
Widespread deportation of foreign-born workers from the United States probably would disrupt some businesses, but the impact on inflation and the broad economy would depend on
November 10, 2024
British public-sector employers now expect to raise pay faster than their private-sector counterparts for the first time since late 2020, after the new Labour
November 11, 2024
Most U.S. stocks rose on Wall Street, but drops for Nvidia and some other heavyweight Big Tech companies kept indexes in check
November 11, 2024
Japan's service-sector sentiment worsened and bankruptcy cases rose in October, data showed on Monday, casting doubt on the central bank's view the country was on
November 11, 2024
Australian business confidence rebounded to its highest in almost two years in October as sales proved resilient and pressure on input costs eased, a survey showed on Tuesday.
November 12, 2024
British shoppers faced renewed pressure on their budgets in October after grocery price inflation edged higher for the second month in a row, industry data showed on
November 12, 2024
A top New Zealand central banker said on Thursday that U.S.
November 27, 2024
Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq leading declines, as technology stocks slumped on Thanksgiving eve
November 27, 2024
Wall Street's three major indexes closed lower on Tuesday as investors booked some profits from a post-election rally and waited anxiously for U.S
November 12, 2024
The UK's FTSE 100 ended slightly higher on Wednesday as U.S. inflation data was in line with expectations, keeping hopes of rate cuts intact, while defence company Smiths
November 13, 2024
European shares ended Wednesday on a dour note, with the STOXX 600 closing at a three-month low as rising energy shares countered real estate losses,
November 13, 2024
U.S. consumers in October grew more confident about inflation continuing to ease and in the health of the job market, and for the first time in five months they saw a lower risk of
November 12, 2024
U.S. consumer prices increased as expected in October amid higher costs for shelter such as rents, and progress toward low inflation has slowed in recent months
November 13, 2024
After a scare earlier this year that the U.S. labor market might be cooling too fast, some Federal Reserve policymakers are shifting their attention back to inflation risks as
November 13, 2024
A European Central Bank rate cut last month was seen as an insurance move against unexpectedly low inflation but policymakers appear divided on the risk of excessively low price
November 14, 2024
High union wage settlements and the possibility of coming tariff increases are among the uncertainties that could make U.S.
November 14, 2024
Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dampened investors' hopes for another interest rate
November 14, 2024
Larry Summers sounds the alarm bell on inflation — before Trump even takes office
November 12, 2024
Japan's core consumer inflation likely cooled for the second straight month in October on slower growth in energy prices, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
November 15, 2024
Consumer prices in France rose 1.6% year-on-year in October, statistics office INSEE said on Friday, revising slightly up its preliminary reading of 1.5% published late last month.
November 15, 2024
The German economy will continue to significantly underperform average growth in the euro zone until 2026, the forecasts of the European Commission showed on
November 15, 2024
Euro zone economic growth will pick up in 2025 and 2026 and inflation will slow, the European Commission forecast on Friday, but warned a protectionist U.S.
November 15, 2024
Just when Britain seemed to be moving beyond its inflation problem, the new government's spending splurge and the risk of a global trade war triggered by U.S.
November 15, 2024
The U.S. dollar was set for its biggest weekly gain in over a month on Friday, as markets reassessed expectations of future interest rate
November 15, 2024
The American economy expanded at a healthy 2.8% annual pace from July through September on strong consumer spending and a surge in exports, the government said Wednesday, leaving unchanged its initial estimate of third-quarter growth
November 27, 2024
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the economy was progressing towards sustained wages-driven inflation and warned against keeping borrowing costs too low,
November 18, 2024
Brazil's finance ministry raised its inflation forecasts for this year but expects inflation to remain within the official target band, in contrast to a more
November 18, 2024
Argentina’s inflation has slowed to 2.7% in October, the lowest level in three years in a win for the libertarian government of President Javier Milei
November 12, 2024
UK's FTSE 100 closed higher on Monday, with conglomerate Melrose topping the index following an upbeat trading update, while domestically-focussed midcaps closed lower as caution prevailed
November 18, 2024
A tight U.S. labor market is still adding to inflationary pressures, though less so than it did in 2022 and 2023, according to research published on Monday by the San
November 18, 2024
U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish after the latest inflation update boosted hopes that more help for the economy will arrive next month from another cut to interest rates
November 13, 2024
Inflation in the United States ticked up in October, driven by costlier rents, used cars, and air fares, a sign that price increases might be leveling off after having slowed in September to their lowest pace since 2021
November 12, 2024
The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Tuesday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped.
November 19, 2024
By Praveen Paramasivam and Shivangi Acharya CHENNAI/NEW DELHI - India's city dwellers are cutting spending on everything from cookies to fast food as persistently high inflation squeezes middle class
November 13, 2024
Canada's annual inflation rate rose more than expected to 2.0% in October as gas prices fell less than the previous month, data showed on
November 19, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland The wide-ranging market bets on big fiscal spending, lower taxes and higher tariffs under incoming U.S.
November 13, 2024
Global investors changed their expectations on the global economy in the wake of Donald Trump's election win, and now see higher growth than they did before, as well as higher
November 13, 2024
U.S.
November 13, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Trading was subdued in Asia with everyone waiting for the earnings results of AI darling Nvidia, the world's most valuable
November 20, 2024
South Africa's inflation rate dropped sharply in October to its lowest level since the peak of the COVID pandemic, data showed on Wednesday,
November 20, 2024
The U.S.
November 20, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by markets correspondent Naomi Rovnick. The ghosts of inflation past, present and future are haunting global markets on Wednesday as the U.S.
November 13, 2024
British inflation jumped by more than expected last month to rise back above the Bank of England's 2% target and underlying price growth
November 20, 2024
Russian consumer prices rose 0.37% in the latest week, up from 0.3% in the previous week, data showed, driven by price growth for butter, sunflower oil, dairy products and potatoes,
November 20, 2024
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman, among the U.S. central bank's most hawkish policymakers, on Wednesday called for a cautious approach to any further interest rate cuts, noting
November 20, 2024
High inflation in Britain has not been vanquished and it is more likely to overshoot than undershoot Bank of England forecasts over the medium term, BoE interest
November 13, 2024
Sri Lanka's consumer price inflation reached minus 0.7% year-on-year in October after easing to minus 0.2% in September, official data showed on Thursday, as the island
November 21, 2024
Berkay Ucar has almost given up hope of finding work after his eight-month search only generated a few unsuccessful interviews.
November 21, 2024
Leading Russian economists expect inflation in Russia to exceed the central bank's estimate for this year, increasing the likelihood of
November 21, 2024Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers tells CNN's Kate Bolduan that President-elect Trump's proposed economic agenda will lead to 'inflation shock' for Americans.
November 13, 2024
U.S. consumer prices increased as expected in October, and progress toward bringing inflation down has slowed since mid-year, which could result in fewer interest rate cuts from the
November 13, 2024
Japan's core inflation in October held above the central bank's 2% target and a key index stripping away the effect of fuel accelerated, data showed on Friday, keeping
November 21, 2024
India's business activity rose at its fastest pace in three months in November, helped by an improving services industry and record job creation, but output
November 22, 2024
Morocco's annual inflation, measured by the consumer price index, eased to 0.7% in October from 0.8% a month earlier, Morocco's statistics agency said on Friday.
November 22, 2024
British home price increases will outpace overall inflation and rental costs will rise even faster although affordability for first time homebuyers will improve,
November 22, 2024Mexico's economy expanded 1.1% in the third quarter compared to the April-June period, national statistics agency INEGI said on Friday, almost in line with the 1.0% increase expected by
November 22, 2024
Europe and the U.S. will both take a growth hit if there is a new trade war and inflation could also rise, increasing pressure on EU leaders to kick start long-delayed economic
November 22, 2024
Mexico's statistics agency INEGI released data on Friday showing that inflation slowed more than expected, while growth exceeded forecasts, opening the
November 22, 2024
The Trump inflation shock could be worse than the last inflation crisis, Larry Summers warns
November 13, 2024
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November 23, 2024
Americans’ debt is growing — but so are incomes
November 13, 2024
India expects food inflation to slow in the coming months, backed by a bumper summer crop harvest, and remains "cautiously optimistic" on its economic growth, according to a
November 25, 2024
British households' disposable income fell in October and rising inflation may subdue spending this Christmas, supermarket group Asda said on Monday.
November 25, 2024
Wholesale inflation heated up again last month, reversing recent progress
November 14, 2024
Chair Jerome Powell says the Federal Reserve will likely cut its key interest rate slowly and deliberately in the coming months, in part because inflation has shown signs of persistence and the Fed’s officials want to see where it heads next
November 14, 2024
Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September quarter as consumer spending held up
November 15, 2024
Americans stepped up their spending at retailers last month in the latest sign that healthy consumer spending is driving the economy’s steady growth
November 15, 2024
Russia is locking up butter as inflation crisis reaches new heights
November 18, 2024Inflation in the U.K. has risen sharply to a six-month high in October, cementing market expectations that there will be no further cuts in borrowing rates this year
November 20, 2024
Cheaper turkeys help bring down Thanksgiving dinner costs this year
November 20, 2024
Target has reported sluggish sales and slumping profits in the fiscal third quarter as inflation-weary customers curtailed their spending on apparel and other non-essential items
November 20, 2024
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November 20, 2024
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November 20, 2024
Just a few weeks ago, the path ahead for the Federal Reserve looked straightforward: With inflation cooling and the job market slowing, the Fed appeared on track to steadily cut interest rates
November 20, 2024
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November 22, 2024
New vehicle sales in the U.S. are projected to have risen 6.7% in November from a year earlier, driven by higher discounts to clear elevated inventory, according to a joint report by
November 27, 2024
Most major stock markets will fail to even repeat this year's lacklustre performance in 2025 based on the prospect of global trade tensions and a worsening
November 27, 2024
Russia's central bank said on Wednesday it would stop foreign currency purchases in order to ease pressure on the financial markets after the
November 27, 2024
U.S. consumer spending increased slightly more than expected in October, suggesting the economy retained much of its solid growth momentum early in the fourth
November 27, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump launched a blitz of picks for his Cabinet, but he took his time settling on billionaire investor Scott Bessent as his choice for treasury secretary
November 23, 2024
Egg prices are on the rise again as a lingering outbreak of bird flu coincides with high demand during the holiday baking season
November 25, 2024
The new Trump administration's economic policies in the U.S. may have a "relatively limited" effect on European inflation but could have a more noticeable impact on long-term
November 26, 2024
Brazil's consumer prices rose more than expected in the month to mid-November, data from statistics agency IBGE showed on Tuesday, fueling bets that the central bank may
November 26, 2024
Australia's consumer price inflation rate stayed at a three-year low in October as government rebates drove electricity and rent prices down, though core inflation picked up in a
November 27, 2024
Mozambique's central bank cut its main interest rate by 75 basis points on Wednesday, the sixth cut in a row, as inflation remains subdued in the southern African country.
November 27, 2024
The dollar fell broadly on Wednesday in thin pre-holiday trade, digesting a slew of indicators that underscored U.S. economic resilience while investors assessed
November 27, 2024
The European Central Bank will keep cutting interest rates as inflation falls and its focus is slowly shifting to growth, which is proving fragile, ECB Vice President Luis de
November 26, 2024
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