European car sales rise in August, ending 13 month run of falls – ACEA
BERLIN (Reuters) – European new car registrations grew in August, bringing an end to 13 months of consecutive decline, data from the region’s carmaker association …
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Japan August core inflation seen hitting near 8-year high – Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s core consumer inflation rate likely rose to a near eight-year high in August as companies passed on rising raw material costs …
South Korea’s August jobless rate hits record low
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s unemployment rate fell to a record low in August, while employed people increased for an 18th straight month, government data …
Nigeria inflation quickens in August ahead of rate decision
By MacDonald Dzirutwe LAGOS (Reuters) – Inflation in Nigeria rose for a seventh straight month to 20.52% in August, the statistics bureau said on Thursday …
Israel annual inflation dips to 4.6% in August after topping 5% in July
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s annual consumer price index (CPI) of inflation dipped to a 4.6% rate in August, the Central Bureau of Statistics said on …
U.S. manufacturing output ekes out small gain in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Production at U.S. factories edged up in August amid a decline at motor vehicle assembly plants, but gains in the output of …
Venezuela inflation accelerates to 8.2% m/m in August
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s monthly inflation rate increased to 8.2% in August from 7.5% in July, according to data released on Tuesday by the country’s …
U.S. August budget deficit widens from a year earlier
(Reuters) – The U.S. government posted a $220 billion budget deficit for August, up 29% from the $171 billion gap reported in the same month …
Boeing deliveries rose in August as it resumed 787 handovers
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing jetliner deliveries rose in August to 35 airplanes as the U.S. planemaker resumed handovers of its 787 Dreamliner …
U.S. small business sentiment rises in August- NFIB
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. small-business confidence improved in August as worries about inflation subsided and demand for workers remained strong despite the uncertainty shrouding the …
Brazil posts deflation in August as fuel prices fall
By Peter Frontini SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian consumer prices decreased 0.36% in August, marking the second consecutive month of deflation as fuel prices dip, …
Canada loses 39,700 jobs in August, jobless rate climbs to 5.4%
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s economy shed jobs for the third month in a row in August, losing a net 39,700 jobs, entirely in full-time work, …
Greek inflation slows to 11.4% y/y in August, still near three-decade high
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s annual consumer inflation slowed to 11.4% in August from 11.6% in the previous month, but remained close to its highest level …
India inflation likely rose in August, snapping 3-month downtrend – Reuters poll
By Arsh Tushar Mogre and Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s retail inflation likely snapped a three-month downward trend in August as food prices surged, …
China debt sees portfolio outflows despite nascent recovery for EM in August – IIF
By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) – China debt markets lost $7.7 billion in August in a seventh straight month of portfolio outflows, data from …
Mexico annual inflation reaches 8.70% in August
(Reuters) – Mexican annual inflation rose in August to its highest level in nearly 22 years, official data showed Thursday, rising faster than expected and …
Canada’s Ivey PMI shows activity expanding in August
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian economic activity expanded in August as employment increased at a faster pace, Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data showed on Wednesday. …
Global supply pressures continued decline in August – NY Fed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An index of global supply pressures eased again in August, continuing a steady decline from its Dec. 2021 peak, the New York …
China trade surplus with U.S. narrows to $36.77 billion in August
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s trade surplus with the United States narrowed to $36.77 billion in August, from $41.5 billion in July, according to Reuters calculations …
Tech stocks lured hedge funds in August -report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hedge funds got back in to stocks in the technology, media and telecom (TMT) sector in August, in the most active …
U.S. service sector keeps momentum in August; price pressures ease – ISM survey
(Reuters) – The U.S. services industry picked up again in August for the second straight month amid stronger order growth and employment, while supply bottlenecks …
India inflation rate likely rose to 6.9% in August – Deutsche Bank
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank estimates that India’s consumer price index (CPI) firmed to 6.9% year-on-year in August, while core inflation likely stood at 6%. …
Kenya private sector activity drops for fifth straight month in August -PMI
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan private sector activity contracted for the fifth consecutive month in August amid a broader slowdown as the country held elections, a …
UK economy slides into contraction in August, PMI suggests
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy ended August on a much weaker footing than previously thought as overall business activity contracted for the first time since …
Euro zone business activity contracted again in August -PMI
LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone business activity contracted for a second month in August as demand sank, with customers wary of the deepening cost of …
French services sector ekes out growth in August – PMI
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s dominant services sector lost more steam in August, and the outlook among purchasing managers appears bleak, a survey showed on Monday. …
Italy service sector returns to modest growth in August – PMI
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s service sector grew slightly in August after contracting the month before as inflationary pressures eased somewhat, a survey showed on Monday. …
Spanish services sector growth slows to a crawl in August – PMI
MADRID (Reuters) – Activity in Spain’s services sector expanded in August at the slowest rate since January, with companies concerned that inflation will weigh on …
Thai headline CPI meets forecast in August, may have peaked
By Kitiphong Thaichareon and Satawasin Sta[censored]charnchai BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s headline inflation rate in August rose slightly from the previous month to a 14-year high, …
Russian services sector slips back into contraction in August -PMI
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s service sector inched back into contraction in August, with broadly unchanged levels of output, a business survey showed on Monday, as …
India’s August trade deficit eases from record levels
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India reported on Friday that its trade deficit narrowed slightly to $28.7 billion in August from a record high of $30 billion …
China August service sector growth eases amid COVID woes: Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) – A strong rebound in China’s services sector eased slightly in August amid fresh COVID-19 flare-ups but business confidence rose to a nine-month …
Japan’s services sector shrinks for first time in five months in August – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s services sector activity shrank for the first time in five months in August as a resurgence of COVID-19 infections hurt demand, …
Irish services sector growth slips to 17-month low in August – PMI
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Growth in Ireland’s services sector slowed to a 17-month low in August but remained stronger than in several major trading partners, a …
Shooter Arrested in August Baltimore Murder Case
BALTIMORE, MD – Police in Baltimore have identified and arrested the man who shot and killed 37-year-old Eric Christian White on August 10th. Police reported …
Global central banks ease off hiking cycle in August
By Karin Strohecker and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) – The pace and scale of interest rate hikes delivered by central banks across developed and emerging …
World food price index falls for fifth month in August
PARIS (Reuters) – The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell for a fifth month in a row in August, further from all-time highs …
Ryanair passenger numbers hit new all-time high in August
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair in August flew a record number of passengers for the fourth month in a row as it continued to consolidate its …
Taiwan August exports seen up for 26th straight month: Reuters poll
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s exports likely rose for the 26th straight month in August although at a slower pace than in July, amid fears of …
Brazil posts trade surplus of $4.165 billion in August, above expected
(Reuters) – Brazil posted an above-expected trade surplus of $4.165 billion in August, government data showed on Thursday, recording growth in exports, but with imports …
Colombia August inflation forecast to rise amid food, housing cost pressures: Reuters poll
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s inflation is forecast to have shown further upward growth in August, a Reuters poll revealed on Thursday, as …
Mexico factories contract again in August, bracing for difficulties ahead
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s manufacturing sector contracted for a second consecutive month in August as weaker demand conditions, inflation and input shortages hindered growth …
U.S. manufacturing sector steady in August; price pressures ease further – ISM
WASHINGTON(Reuters) – U.S. manufacturing grew steadily in August as employment and new orders rebounded, while a further easing in price pressures strengthened expectations that inflation …
China’s August factory activity shrinks as orders weaken – Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory activity contracted for the first time in three months in August amid weakening demand, while power shortages and fresh COVID-19 …
NY Fed corporate bond distress index improved slightly in August
By Shankar Ramakrishnan (Reuters) – A new index that measures distress in the U.S. corporate bond markets showed a slight improvement in August, data released …
U.S. consumer confidence rises more than expected in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer confidence rebounded more than expected in August after three straight monthly declines, with vacation intentions rising to an eight-month high, …
China’s August factory activity likely shrank amid COVID flare-ups, property crisis – Reuters poll
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory activity likely contracted again in August, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, as COVID flare-ups and a distressed property sector …
U.S. consumer sentiment improves further in August; near-term inflation expectations fall
WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer sentiment improved further in August and households’ near-term inflation expectations fell to an eight-month low amid declining gasoline prices, a survey …
Russian cenbank says business climate improved in August
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s central bank said on Wednesday that its business climate index remained in the positive range for the second month running in …
15-Year-Old Reported Missing Since August 8th Out of Newark
NEWARK, NJ – Police in Newark have issued an amber alert for a boy who has been missing for nearly two weeks. According to Newark …