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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment inched up in April, but households expected inflation to rise over the next 12 months. The University of Michigan’s preliminary April reading on the …

ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 7.9% in January from an unrevised 7.8% the month before, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Thursday. A Reuters survey of …

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s inflation rate hit a 14-year high in January, rising 5.4% over the prior 12 months, the Central Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday. The rate was …

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s jobless rate held just above historic lows and wage inflation hit a three-decade high but there are signs the labour market is …

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation rate ticked up to 3.3% in December from 2.9% in November, government data showed on Sunday, with price rises again driven mainly by …

(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main stock indexes edged lower on Wednesday as investors exercised caution ahead of the much-anticipated interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve later in the day. …

ROME (Reuters) – Italian EU-harmonised consumer prices (HICP) rose a preliminary 0.6% month-on-month in November, with annual inflation slowing marginally to 12.5% from 12.6% in October but exceeding expectations, data …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian rouble strengthened on Friday, trading in a narrow range between 60 and 61 to the dollar as it has for much of the week, supported …

Incumbent Democrat Edges Out Victory In Wisconsin Governor’s Race John Hugh DeMastri on November 9, 2022 Incumbent Democrat Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin is projected to hold onto his seat, fending …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The rouble edged lower against the dollar, euro and yuan on Tuesday, as the Russian currency began trading without the support of a favourable month-end tax period …

(Reuters) – Spain’s unemployment rate crept up to 12.67% in the third quarter from 12.48% the previous quarter while overall employment also increased, data from the National Statistics Institute showed …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian rouble edged marginally lower against the dollar on Tuesday, as the end of a favourable month-end tax payments period drew close, while investors awaited a …

By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – A flurry of military activity in Belarus this week has caught the attention of Ukraine and the West as a potential sign that President …

(Reuters) – U.S. small-business confidence improved in September as labor shortages eased slightly but concerns about inflation remained and fewer owners were optimistic about the outlook for the economy, a …

ROME, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Italy’s unemployment rate edged down to 7.8% in August from 7.9% in July, data showed on Friday, but only because people gave up the search …

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rating edged higher this week, though he remains deeply unpopular, with just six weeks to go before the …

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazil’s presidential hopeful Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leads incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by 12 points, a Thursday poll showed, while the far-right leader seeking reelection has …

(Reuters) – U.S. small business confidence edged up in July as fuel prices eased and job openings became marginally easier to fill, but inflation worries intensified, a survey showed on …

BERLIN – Investor morale in the euro zone was essentially unchanged in August from the previous month, with a slight rise too little to stave off fears of recession in …

(Corrects Reuters Instrument Code in paragraph 10) By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI -Chinese chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd (YMTC) on Wednesday announced new memory chip technology that would help it …

By Huw Jones LONDON – The European Union’s body for dismantling failed banks said on Wednesday it would ratchet up pressure on lenders over the coming months to bolster their …

WASHINGTON – A recount has confirmed U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar defeated progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros by a razor-thin margin, the Texas Democratic Party said on Tuesday, following a high-profile Democratic …

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate voted on Monday to advance $40 billion more aid for Ukraine in its war against Russia, setting the stage for a vote …

BRUSSELS – European Union governments moved closer on Sunday to agreeing tough sanctions against Russia that include a ban on buying Russian oil, but scheduled more talks for Monday to …

By David Milliken LONDON – British factory activity edged up in April after slowing to its weakest in just over a year in March following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but …