By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – It is a close call whether the Bank of England starts trimming borrowing costs next quarter or in July-September, a Reuters poll found, with…
MILAN (Reuters) – The opinion of Italian businesses on the prospects for the economy improved in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared with the previous three months, the Bank of…
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…
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s yuan eased against the dollar on Friday, as a widening yield spread and balance sheet policy divergences between the U.S. and China remained short-term headwinds for…
By Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s annual inflation rate cooled more than expected in December to 2.61%, within the central bank’s target range, official data showed…
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…
By Kylie Madry (Reuters) – Peru’s central bank on Thursday cut its interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.75%, in line with expectations and as the speed of price…
BERLIN (Reuters) – Business activity in the German services sector declined in November although at a slower rate than the previous month, a survey showed on Tuesday. The HCOB final…
DUBAI (Reuters) – Growth in non-oil business activity in Saudi Arabia eased in November from the previous month as a decline in export demand and inflationary pressures weighed, but the…
(Reuters) – Market capitalisations of global mega-cap companies, led by prominent technology firms, surged in November, buoyed by a decline in U.S. yields and growing anticipation of potential rate cuts…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s central bank could “adjust” its interest rates by February or March 2024 if inflation continues to drop, board member Jonathan Heath said on Monday, added…
(Reuters) – India’s retail inflation eased in October on lower food prices, edging closer to the central bank’s medium-term target of 4%, which it has said would need to be…
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation rate dropped to 35.8% in October from a record high of 38.0% in September, data from the country’s statistics agency CAPMAS…
By Marianna Parraga, Laura Sanicola and Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – Global energy traders are emerging as early buyers of Venezuela’s stocks of crude and fuel oil following last week’s…
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s consumer price inflation rate eased to 0.8% year-on-year in September from 2.1% in August, the statistics department said on Monday. The National Consumer Price Index captures…
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – British grocery inflation eased to its lowest rate for 15 months heading into October, industry data showed on Tuesday, providing more relief for shoppers…
(Reuters) -Mexico’s annual inflation eased in September for the eighth consecutive month and stood at 4.45%, still above the central bank’s target, data on Monday showed, supporting forecasts the bank…
(Reuters) – Annual inflation in Peru decelerated to 5.04% in September to hit its lowest level in more than two years, according to official figures published on Sunday, though consumer…
LONDON (Reuters) -British retailers reported a smaller annual fall in sales for September than during the previous month and expect a modest improvement in the months ahead, the Confederation of…
PARIS (Reuters) – French inflation should decline in the coming months slightly more than expected as food price pressures ease, the national statistics agency said on Thursday, while forecasting meagre…
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s central bank is expected to leave short-term interest rates unchanged this week, as it did in July with inflation easing, but the rate…
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eased to 4% in August from 6.3% a month ago, the statistics department said on Thursday, marking continued stabilisation for the crisis-ridden economy.…
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s inflation rate eased to a 16-month month low of 3.3% in July from 4.2% in June, a drop that could continue to keep further Bank of…
LONDON (Reuters) – Prices in British store chains rose in July at the slowest annual rate this year, industry data showed on Tuesday. The British Retail Consortium said annual shop…
LONDON (Reuters) – British manufacturing orders declined in July at the weakest rate this year, while expectations for increases in selling prices cooled further, an industry survey showed on Tuesday.…