Bronx man arrested in fatal December shooting
BRONX, N.Y. — A Bronx man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred late last year, police said. Anthony Riser, 27, of 1299 Rodman Place, was taken into…
24th dolphin since December beached at the Jersey Shore
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Officials have confirmed that another marine mammal has washed ashore and died at the Jersey Shore. According to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center, a harbor porpoise was found…
Bank of England gives lenders December deadline to improve data on risks
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England will decide by year end if tougher disclosure rules are needed for banks after the near meltdown in pension funds last September…
U.S. house price inflation cools further in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. single-family home prices in December increased at their slowest pace since the summer of 2020, surveys showed on Tuesday, but tight supply could limit an anticipated decline in…
Brazil’s jobless rate drops to 7.9 pct in quarter through December
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s jobless rate fell to 7.9 percent in the three months through December, statistics agency IBGE said on Tuesday, below market expectations. The median forecast in a…
Fed’s Mester sticks with December interest rate projection for now
(Reuters) – Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said on Friday that she was keeping to her previous forecast made at the end of last year for the U.S. central bank’s interest…
Canada December retail sales up 0.5% on autos, seen up 0.7% in January
Feb 21 (Reuters) – Canadian retail sales rose by 0.5% in December from November at C$62.12 billion ($46.19 billion), on higher sales at motor vehicles and parts dealers, as well as general…
Peru’s GDP growth misses forecasts in December as unrest simmers
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s economy slowed down for the second month in a row, missing forecasts for the last month of 2022, figures from the national statistics institute showed on Wednesday, as…
UK house prices up 9.8% in year to December – ONS
LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices rose by 9.8% year-on-year in December compared with the same month in 2021, the office for National statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday. The increase was lower than…
Brazil’s services activity hits record high in December
By Camila Moreira and Rodrigo Viga Gaier SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Services activity in Brazil grew more than expected in December and reached the highest levels to date, ending 2022…
India’s industrial output rose 4.3% y/y in December
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s industrial output in December rose 4.3% year on year, data from the Ministry of Statistics showed on Friday. That was lower than the 4.5% expected by analysts polled…
18-year-old old charged for fatal December crash
SEWICKLEY HEIGHTS, PA – Police have made an arrest in a fatal crash that killed one woman and injured another in December. Earlier today, Allegheny County Police announced that 18-year-old Luke Flowers…
U.S. factory orders rebound in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New orders for U.S.-manufactured goods rebounded in December, but higher interest rates are weighing on business spending on equipment, which could keep manufacturing under pressure. The Commerce Department said…
Fed’s Powell: Possible fed could raise rates beyond December forecast
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said on Wednesday he is not fully sure where the central bank will stop with rate rises as it presses forward with its…
U.S. construction spending unexpectedly fall in December
WASHINGTON(Reuters) – U.S. construction spending unexpectedly fell in December as investment in single-family homebuilding continued to slump amid higher mortgage rates. The Commerce Department said on Wednesday that construction spending dropped 0.4%…
Chile’s economic activity falls less than expected in December
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s economy performed better than expected in December but still ended 2022 in negative territory as the world’s largest copper producer faces a slowdown after a rapid post-pandemic recovery,…
Greek unemployment unchanged at 11.6% in December
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s jobless rate stood at 11.6% in December, unchanged from an upwardly revised 11.6% in November, data from statistics service ELSTAT showed on Wednesday. Seasonally adjusted data showed 545,372…
U.S. pending home sales post first gain in seven months in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes increased for the first time in seven months in December as mortgage rates declined, another hopeful sign that the embattled housing market…
U.S. core capital goods orders fall in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New orders for U.S.-made capital goods fell in December, while shipments declined for a second straight month, suggesting that higher borrowing costs were now pressuring manufacturing. Orders for non-defense…
Philippines posts $4.6 billion trade deficit in December
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines posted a trade deficit of $4.6 billion for December, the biggest trade gap in three months, government data showed on Thursday. That brought the full-year trade deficit…
U.S. business equipment borrowings grow 9% in December – ELFA
(This Jan. 24 story has been corrected to say cumulative borrowings were up, not borrowings, in the second paragraph) (Reuters) – U.S. companies borrowed 9% more in December to finance equipment investments…
Spanish 2022 industrial prices rise 14.7%, lowest 12-month rate since 2021
(Reuters) -Spanish industrial prices rose 14.7% in the 12 months through December, down from a revised 20.5% increase in the 12 months through November, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said on Wednesday.…
Aviva keeps dividend, capital returns guidance after UK’s December cold snap
LONDON (Reuters) – British insurer Aviva on Wednesday maintained its dividend guidance and capital returns outlook as it reported a positive end to trading for the year in its general insurance unit.…
Singapore’s December core inflation rises 5.1%
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s key consumer price gauge rose 5.1% in December, slightly higher than forecast, official data showed on Wednesday. The core inflation rate – which excludes private road transport and…
Incarcerated suspect charged in December double shooting in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – An arrest has been made in the December 16th shooting that wounded a man and a woman in the area of New Jersey Avenue, according to the Atlantic…
CBP Releases December 2022 Monthly Operational Update
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection released operational statistics today for December 2022, which can be viewed online here. “The December update shows our new border enforcement measures are working. Even…
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