(Reuters) – U.S. consumers’ expectations for where inflation will be in a year and three years dropped sharply in July, a New York Federal Reserve survey showed on Monday, indicating…
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO – Japan’s economy likely rebounded in April-June from contraction in the previous quarter thanks to solid consumer spending in face-to-face services no longer hindered by coronavirus…
BERLIN – Germany’s cabinet has agreed to introduce a planned levy on gas consumers from October to help suppliers hit by soaring gas import prices caused by Russia’s invasion of…
FRANKFURT – Consumers in the euro zone are bracing for the economy to shrink and for high inflation to continue eating into their income in the next year, a European…
By Nivedita Balu (Reuters) – The food-delivery business that kept Uber Technologies’ earnings afloat during the peak of the pandemic is expected to show signs of strain in second-quarter results…
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON – New Zealand is at growing risk of sliding into a recession in the second half of 2022, some economists said on Friday, as consumers and…
(Reuters) -Canadian retail group Loblaw Cos Ltd reported quarterly revenue below estimates on Wednesday as high inflation forces consumers to rein in discretionary spending. With prices for gasoline and food…
SHANGHAI – Chinese smartphone sales in April-June fell 14.2% on year and volumes hit a decade low, Counterpoint Research said on Wednesday, as China struggles to recover from the impact…
Inflation Is Hitting Producers Even Worse Than Consumers, New Data Shows Jack McEvoy on July 14, 2022 Inflation measured by the Producer Price Index (PPI) reached 11.3% year-over-year in June,…
By Julie Gordon and Divya Rajagopal OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada’s surprise jumbo interest rate hike this week has jolted highly indebted consumers, who took out large mortgages during…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – With summer upon us, U.S. Attorney Dena J. King urges consumers to be mindful of vacation, employment, and other summertime schemes, and take measures to avoid falling…
BEIJING – China’s commerce ministry said the sooner U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods are lifted, the sooner consumers and companies will benefit, ministry spokesperson Shu Jueting told a news conference…
SYDNEY – A measure of Australian consumer sentiment slid for a seventh straight month to match pandemic lows in June amid an outsized rise in interest rates and surging inflation.…
TOKYO – The Philippines on Wednesday appealed directly to consumers in its top export market Japan to pay higher prices for imported bananas to help shoulder a surge in production…
By Kevin Yao and Sophie Yu BEIJING – China’s sputtering economy has a lot riding on its consumers, who are just now emerging from lockdowns in Shanghai and other big…
PARIS – France’s economy shrank unexpectedly in the first quarter as consumers struggled to cope with surging inflation, official data showed on Tuesday, putting pressure on President Emmanuel Macron heading…
ZURICH – Swiss Finance Minister Ueli Maurer ruled out government support for consumers hit by high energy prices and said budget cuts may be needed because the government would not…
‘We Will Be Harming Ourselves’: Europe Unveils Russian Oil Ban, Signaling More Pain For Consumers Thomas Catenacci on May 4, 2022 The head of the European Union’s (EU) executive arm…
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SYDNEY – Australian consumer sentiment took a nose dive last week as a shockingly high reading in inflation fuelled concerns about the cost of living and possible rise in interest…
BEIJING – China’s Commerce Ministry said on Thursday that if Washington cut tariffs on Chinese goods, it would be in the interests of U.S. firms and consumers. Gao Feng, ministry…
Corporate America Wants To Hit Consumers With A Massive Energy Tax Thomas Catenacci on April 22, 2022 Two major Washington, D.C. business groups representing corporations across sectors including the fossil…
Consumers Set To Get Crushed As Energy Utilities Switch To Solar, Wind Thomas Catenacci on April 21, 2022 Consumers are expected to shoulder significantly higher energy costs as U.S. utility…
LITTLETON, Colo., April 20, 2022 — Consumers will be able to make no-fee cannabis purchases using CanPay, the largest legitimate payment network for cannabis merchants and consumers, at six leading…
‘Consumers Lose’: Biden’s Ethanol Gambit Will Send Food Prices Soaring, Critics Say Thomas Catenacci on April 14, 2022 Corn prices, and therefore meat prices, are expected to surge amid the…