December

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s jobless rate rose to a near two-year high in December, official data showed on Wednesday. The country’s unemployment rate stood at 3.3% on a seasonally …

By Hernan Nessi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s monthly inflation rate likely soared to 28% in December, which would be the highest since early 1990, driven by a sharp devaluation …

BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo Police Department has announced the arrest of Terrence Coleman, 37, in relation to a shooting that occurred on Saturday, December 23rd. The incident took place …

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s headline inflation likely sped up slightly in December for the second consecutive month, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, while the closely monitored core rate …

By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. homebuyer confidence improved in December, with more homeowners anticipating that mortgage rates would fall further this year, but it could take sometime …

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s inflation rate probably fell for a third straight month in December on lower food prices, but may see an uptick in coming months after recent government …

(Reuters) – Early data indicates global oil consumption in December grew at the slowest pace in nine months, J.P. Morgan said in a note on Friday. The research firm, however, …

By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – Supply chain pressures cooled down last month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Friday, but it’s possible the benign …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. services sector slowed considerably in December, with a measure of employment dropping to the lowest level in nearly 3-1/2 years, a survey showed on Friday. …

TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s economy gained a net 100 jobs in December, entirely in part-time work, and the jobless rate held at 5.8%, Statistics Canada data showed on Friday. Employment …

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s construction sector showed signs in December that it might have seen the worst of a slump caused by the steep climb in interest …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. private employers hired more workers than expected in December, pointing to persistent strength in the labor market that should continue to sustain the economy. Private payrolls …

By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. employers slowed layoffs in December, with the fewest announced job cuts since July, although the total for all of 2023 was the …

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Growth in Ireland’s services sector slowed in December as higher prices tempered new business demand, but new exports and the outlook for future activity both improved, a …

By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some Federal Reserve officials are ready to talk about what it would take for the central bank to stop the ongoing shrinkage …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. manufacturing contracted further in December, though the pace of decline slowed amid a modest rebound in production and improvement in factory employment. The Institute for Supply …

BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. automaker Tesla sold 94,139 China-made electric vehicles (EVs) in December, a 68.7% increase from a year earlier, China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) data showed on Wednesday. …

By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – Global long-only funds offloaded China equities at the fastest pace of 2023 in December as they rushed to meet redemption requests and to …

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s inflation slowed slightly to 6.6% year on year in December, down from 6.8% in November, the statistics office said on Friday. On a month-on-month basis inflation …

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s annual consumer inflation eased for a second month in December and came in below market expectations, backing policymakers’ outlook that price pressure will gradually ease through …

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Brick Township Street Crimes Unit (SCU) has reported an increase in shoplifting incidents and arrests during the month of December, particularly at Target and Ulta …

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The Newport News Police Department (NNPD) has announced a significant breakthrough in the homicide case of Godfrey Junior Davidson, which occurred on December 17, 2023. After …

BAYONNE, NJ – In a concerted effort to curb drinking and driving, Bayonne Police have arrested nine individuals for DWI this December, with intensified enforcement measures in place. Police Chief …

By Karin Strohecker and Sumanta Sen LONDON (Reuters) – A long awaited shift in the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy arrived in December with major developed central banks delivering just …