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Japan's economy shrank for the first time in a year and at a faster pace than expected, data for the March quarter showed on Friday, underscoring the fragile nature of
May 15, 2025
U.S. producer prices unexpectedly fell in April as the cost of services declined by the most since 2009, pulled down by ebbing demand for air travel and hotel accommodation.
May 15, 2025
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May 15, 2025
Federal Reserve policymakers are leaving interest rates where they are while they try to assess how U.S.
May 14, 2025
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Australian wages picked up in the March quarter led by government pay rises, data showed on Wednesday, while subdued growth in the private sector suggested a tight
May 14, 2025
Tamer-than-expected inflation and a significant de-escalation of a U.S.-China trade war are easing fears of a sharp squeeze on American households and businesses in coming
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Recent political events in Turkey stymied the country's path to slowing inflation and the fallout affected the economy as well as foreign exchange reserves, the
May 13, 2025
Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Tuesday that he was worried that inflation in Britain could prove stronger than expected by the central bank and interest rates might
May 13, 2025
The European Central Bank will stand by its aggressive stimulus policy of the last decade in a strategy review, side-stepping calls for self
May 13, 2025
The Bank of Japan expects wages and prices to keep rising even as the uncertainty over U.S. tariff policy weighs on the economy, its deputy governor Shinichi Uchida
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The Bank of Mexico will likely cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points at its meeting on May 15, taking it to 8.5%, according to a Reuters poll on Monday, as
May 12, 2025
Global shares rallied, while gold and safe-haven currencies slumped against a resurgent dollar on Monday as the U.S. and China agreed to
May 11, 2025
The U.S.-China deal to lower the most aggressive import tariffs between the world's two largest economies could lessen the impact of their
May 12, 2025
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May 12, 2025
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The European Central Bank should stop cutting borrowing costs as turmoil in the global economy is fuelling price pressures and inflation was at risk of exceeding the bank's 2% target in the
May 09, 2025
President Donald Trump's unfolding trade policy may curb U.S. productivity and possibly require higher interest rates to contain inflation in a less efficient
May 09, 2025
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May 08, 2025
Canada's unemployment rate rose to 6.9% in April, the highest since November, as U.S. tariffs started to hit Canada's export-dependent economy in earnest, data
May 09, 2025
Shares of Expedia fell 7.5% on Friday, after the online travel-booking platform missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue due to weak demand in the United
May 09, 2025
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May 09, 2025
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as investors cheered a new trade agreement hammered out between the United States and Britain, while U.S.
May 08, 2025
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. held steady this week, not far from its highest levels this year, but below where it was a year ago
May 08, 2025
Mexico's annual inflation rate came in line with market expectations in April, official data showed on Thursday, accelerating from the previous month but still within the central bank's
May 08, 2025
Big central banks are diverging as White House tariffs threaten to raise U.S. inflation and a dash out of the dollar sparks disinflationary currency strength
May 08, 2025
The Bank of England is cutting its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.25% amid concerns over the potential shock to global growth emanating from the tariff policies of the Trump administration
May 08, 2025
A recovery in the currently subdued U.S. residential construction market will inevitably take longer due to interest rates and inflation potentially staying higher for longer, the
May 08, 2025
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May 08, 2025
The Bank of England cut its main interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.25% on Thursday, though with an unexpected three-way split among policymakers as U.S.
May 08, 2025
Britain's housing market slowed last month after the end of a temporary tax break on home purchases which had seen buyers rush to complete transactions in previous
May 07, 2025
The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, brushing off President Donald Trump’s demands to lower borrowing costs, and said that the risks of higher unemployment and higher inflation have risen
May 06, 2025
The Bank of England is poised to extend its slow run of interest rate cuts on Thursday with investors watching for any signs that it could soon pick up the pace
May 07, 2025
The U.S. dollar remained slightly stronger against major currencies including the yen and the euro on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve left interest rates
May 07, 2025
After a round-trip for U.S. stocks following their tariff-fueled swoon, investors are wary of obstacles that will prevent the market from more significant gains
May 07, 2025
Activity in Britain's construction sector contracted for a fourth month in a row in April as new work dried up while cost pressures remained high, an industry
May 07, 2025
New Zealand's central bank said on Wednesday that risks to the financial system have increased over the past six months due to a more volatile
May 06, 2025
The dollar fell broadly on Tuesday on worries that U.S.
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Britain's services sector, accounting for much of the economy, shrank in April for the first time since October 2023 and at the fastest pace in more than two years, according to a
May 06, 2025
European shares extended their winning streak on Monday, with investors focussing on developments from the trade war alongside the U.S.
May 05, 2025
The Federal Reserve will doubtless leave interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, but the meeting may be the last where the outcome is so cut and dry with President Donald
May 05, 2025
Australian financial markets on Monday largely welcomed a historic win by the centre-left Labor Party as it strengthens the government's hand in dealing with any serious threat to
May 05, 2025
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President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. was in a "transition period" and was going to do "fantastically" while downplaying the impact any short-term recession may have.
May 02, 2025
There is reason to be optimistic about the European Central Bank's current phase of rate cuts continuing, Vice President Luis de Guindos said in an interview to be published in the
May 02, 2025
Federal Reserve policymakers on the alert for possible cracks in the labor market as businesses adjust to President Donald Trump's erratic trade policy got some reassurance on
May 02, 2025
Thailand's monetary policy is relatively accommodative and the central bank is ready to ease again, if
May 02, 2025
Euro zone prices rose more than expected last month and underlying price pressures accelerated, an unwelcome trend that is still not expected to prevent another
May 02, 2025
Microsoft and Meta Platforms drove Wall Street higher after delivering profits for the start of the year that were even bigger than analysts expected
May 01, 2025
British homebuyers increased their mortgage borrowing by the most in nearly four years in March as they rushed to beat the end of a tax break but Bank of England data published on
May 01, 2025
The Bank of Japan cut its growth and inflation forecasts on Thursday while refraining from raising interest rates against a backdrop of uncertainty created by Washington's aggressive
May 01, 2025
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady and slashed its growth forecasts on Thursday, as the hit to global demand from higher U.S. tariffs cloud the outlook for the country's
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U.S. stocks pulled a late-session rebound on Wednesday and oil prices logged their biggest monthly drop in 3-1/2 years as investors parsed news of the first U.S.
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Federal Reserve policymakers have signaled that short-term interest rates will remain unchanged as they wait for clearer signs that inflation is nearing the U.S. central
April 30, 2025
The Bank of Canada discussed whether to cut rates again earlier this month but decided not to given the uncertainty caused by U.S.
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Russia's budget deficit is projected to be 1.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2025, three times the government's target, as the country prepares for a prolonged period of low
April 30, 2025
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April 30, 2025
Australia Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the market was justified to expect more interest rate cuts after annual core inflation slowed to a three-year low, highlighting the decline
April 30, 2025
Core inflation in Australia slowed to a three-year low in the first quarter as costs in the services sector cooled markedly, data showed on Wednesday, supporting the
April 30, 2025
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Upcoming changes in the way Britain calculates the country's inflation rate would have produced slightly lower headline figures for the year to June 2024, figures from the Office for
April 29, 2025
Euro zone government bonds edged higher on Monday, as the unusual absence of U.S. tariff-related headlines left investors waiting for direction from economic data due
April 28, 2025
Brazil's central bank head stressed on Monday the data-dependent stance of policymakers in their tightening cycle, emphasizing the need for confidence that monetary policy is achieving the
April 28, 2025
The European Central Bank may cut interest rates below the neutral level that keeps the economy in balance, ECB policymaker Olli Rehn said on Monday, adding that that euro zone
April 28, 2025
The European Central Bank's next policy meeting will be complex, as policymakers need to balance the uncertainty around inflation risks from U.S. tariffs, Dutch central bank
April 28, 2025
European Central Bank policymakers are becoming increasingly confident about cutting interest rates in June as inflation continues its march lower, but there
April 26, 2025
The Bank of Japan is expected to keep interest rates steady on Thursday and warn of heightening risks to the fragile economy that could keep policy in a holding pattern, as
April 28, 2025
Japan may have averted U.S. pressure for a stronger yen in bilateral finance talks on Thursday, but a closer look at officials' descriptions of the meeting
April 25, 2025
Spiking trade uncertainty is compounding rising debt and sluggish growth problems facing emerging markets and developing countries, but cutting their own
April 25, 2025
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April 25, 2025
Big Tech stocks carried Wall Street to the close of a winning, roller-coaster week
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The dollar headed for its first weekly gain since mid-March on Friday after China granted some tariff exemptions for U.S. imports, raising hopes that the trade war
April 25, 2025
South African economic growth will be a bit weaker this year than thought a month ago partly due to trade tensions, with U.S.
April 25, 2025
Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated to a two-year high in April on surging food costs, making the central bank's quest to fully exit ultra easy policy a
April 24, 2025
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if underlying inflation converges toward its 2%
April 24, 2025
European Central Bank policymaker Olli Rehn on Thursday played up the chance of an interest rate cut in June as the ECB's new forecasts "may well" point to inflation falling too
April 24, 2025
The European Central Bank may need to lower interest rates further and shouldn't exclude a larger reduction, Governing Council member Olli Rehn told Bloomberg News in an interview.
April 24, 2025
U.S. stocks rose as a worldwide rally came back around to Wall Street
April 23, 2025
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April 23, 2025
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British companies buckled in April under the strain of an escalating global trade war that threatens to tip the economy into a new downturn, a survey showed on Wednesday.
April 23, 2025
Indonesia's central bank held policy rates steady for a third consecutive review on Wednesday, as expected, aiming to maintain rupiah exchange
April 23, 2025
Wage growth in the euro zone is expected to ease considerably this year, according to data from the European Central Bank released on Wednesday.
April 23, 2025
South Africa's annual inflation rate fell for the first time in five months in March to its lowest level since June 2020, due to a drop in
April 23, 2025
Inflation in India is expected to stay near target this fiscal year, providing space to support growth through further monetary easing, members of the
April 23, 2025
The Bank of Japan is likely to hold its key interest rate through June, showed a Reuters survey of economists, with a 25-basis-point hike next quarter expected by
April 23, 2025
Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler said on Tuesday that with U.S. import tariffs significantly larger than expected and likely to put upward pressure on prices, the central bank ought
April 22, 2025
Mexico's annual inflation likely slowed in the first half of April, a Reuters poll on Tuesday showed, supporting chances that the central bank will again cut its key rate by
April 22, 2025
U.S. stocks rebounded on Tuesday from the previous day's selloff as investors focused on earnings, while the dollar rose after U.S.
April 22, 2025
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its economic growth forecast for Japan and projected the central bank would lift interest rates at a slower-than-
April 22, 2025
The European Central Bank could hit its 2% inflation target in the coming few months but the broader economic outlook is far too uncertain for the bank to provide any meaningful guidance
April 22, 2025
President Donald Trump on Monday kept up his verbal assault on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over the Fed's refusal for now to further cut interest rates, rattling financial markets
April 22, 2025
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April 22, 2025
PulteGroup's first-quarter profit and revenue beat Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, as the company's incentives helped improve housing demand.
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Jerome Powell isn’t rushing to lower rates, even if Trump is rushing to fire him
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Euro zone inflation could be a touch higher this year than earlier thought but will then stabilise at the European Central Bank's 2% target, the bank's Survey of Professional
April 22, 2025
U.S. stocks suffered steep losses on Monday as U.S.
April 21, 2025
The U.S. economy could slow unless interest rates are lowered immediately, President Donald Trump said on Monday, repeating his criticism of Federal
April 21, 2025
President Donald Trump is repeating his attacks against the chair of the Federal Reserve, demanding that the central bank lower its key interest rate to boost the economy
April 21, 2025
The Bank of Japan is expected to signal next week that risks from higher U.S. tariffs will not derail a cycle of rising wages and inflation seen as crucial to keep
April 21, 2025
Bank Indonesia will hold interest rates steady on Wednesday to support the under-pressure rupiah, despite growing concerns of slowing economic growth driven by
April 21, 2025
Asian bonds attracted the largest monthly foreign inflows in seven months in March, driven by hopes of rate cuts from regional central banks and their appeal as a haven as global assets
April 21, 2025
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Friday said President Donald Trump and his team were continuing to study if they could fire Federal Reserve Chair
April 18, 2025
San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said on Friday that while she is still comfortable with a couple of interest rate cuts this year, rising risks of inflation mean the
April 18, 2025
President Donald Trump continued to urge Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to lower interest rates and warned of "political pressure" facing Powell if the Fed continues to hold rates steady.
April 17, 2025
Donald Trump has stepped up his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the same time that the Supreme Court is considering a case that could make it easier for the president to fire him
April 17, 2025
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Traders saw the all-clear on Thursday from the European Central Bank to bet on even steeper interest rate cuts ahead, confident the central bank
April 17, 2025
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank will keep raising interest rates if underlying inflation accelerates toward its 2% target, as it projects.
April 18, 2025
President Donald Trump has attacked Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for not cutting interest rates
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U.S President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's termination "cannot come fast enough", while calling for the U.S. central bank to cut interest rates.
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Egypt's central bank lowered interest rates by 225 basis points on Thursday, its first cut since November 2020, a decision mostly driven by inflation plunging as uncertainty about
April 17, 2025
The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the seventh time in a year on Thursday and warned that economic growth will take a big hit
April 16, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs have darkened the global economic backdrop, forcing big central banks to reassess their next steps.
April 17, 2025
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April 17, 2025
The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the seventh time in a year on Thursday, looking to prop up an already struggling euro zone economy that will take a knock from U.S.
April 17, 2025
The European Central Bank cut interest rates Thursday for the seventh time to counter worries about economic growth fueled by President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught
April 17, 2025
The European Central Bank cut interest rates as expected on Thursday, easing for the seventh time in the past year as U.S. tariffs and faltering business confidence sap already
April 17, 2025
Turkey's central bank hiked its key interest rate by 350 basis points to 46% on Thursday, in a surprise move that reversed an easing cycle and
April 17, 2025
Worries about economic growth fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught will likely push the European Central Bank to cut interest rates on Thursday for a sixth straight time to make credit more affordable for business and consumers
April 17, 2025
RBC BlueBay Asset Management has opened short positions on the U.S. dollar, betting on the end of U.S. exceptionalism as President Donald Trump's trade war
April 17, 2025
Bank of Japan policymakers on Thursday warned of heightening uncertainty over the fallout from U.S.
April 17, 2025
The Federal Reserve faces a complicated picture for policy decisions, Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Jeff Schmid said on Wednesday, noting that while he is hearing nervousness
April 16, 2025
The Bank of Japan is set to cut its economic growth forecasts at its April 30-May 1 policy meeting as U.S.
April 16, 2025
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The Federal Reserve can stay patient and wait to see how tariffs and other economic policies of the Trump administration play out before making any changes to interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday
April 16, 2025
Brazil's government acknowledged growing risks of public debt renegotiation, with a record level for 2025 due to an increased share of debt exposed to short-term
April 16, 2025
The Bank of Canada on Wednesday held its key policy rate at 2.75%, its first pause after seven consecutive cuts, and said it would be ready to
April 16, 2025
The Bank of Canada on Wednesday held its benchmark interest rate at 2.75%, its first pause after seven consecutive cuts.
April 16, 2025
The interest rate for the most popular U.S. home loan jumped to 6.81% last week, its highest level in two months, following a turbulent week for financial markets as President Donald Trump
April 16, 2025
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank may need to take policy action if U.S. tariffs hurt the Japanese economy, the Sankei newspaper reported on
April 15, 2025
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Canada's annual inflation rate fell to 2.3% in March from 2.6% in February, helped by lower gasoline and travel tour prices.
April 15, 2025
The pound edged up on Tuesday, clawing back some gains from the euro in particular, as the volatility that has dominated markets for the past couple of weeks appeared to ebb.
April 15, 2025
Brazilian central bank executive director Rogerio Lucca said on Monday that unclogging the transmission channels of monetary policy is a potential challenge, highlighting that
April 14, 2025
The Trump administration's tariff policies are a major shock to the U.S. economy that could lead the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to head off
April 14, 2025
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that she had instructed Finance Minister Edgar Amador to speak with banks so they can lower interest rates for both
April 14, 2025
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The Bank of Canada is likely to pause its rate-cutting cycle this week as rising inflation, weakened employment and U.S.
April 14, 2025
Growing recession risks to Canada from the U.S.-led trade war will push the Bank of Canada to cut interest rates at least twice more this year, although a
April 14, 2025
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