Japan households’ inflation expectations rise slightly – BOJ poll
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese households’ inflation expectations rose slightly in the three months to September, a central bank quarterly survey showed on Friday. The survey will be among factors that the Bank of…
Malaysia to disburse nearly $400 million to aid households over food prices
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia will distribute a total of 1.74 billion ringgit ($395.19 million) in cash aid to low-income households from this month to help them cope with rising living and food…
UK music subscriptions in decline as households seek savings
By James Davey LONDON – Britons cancelled over 1 million music subscriptions in the first quarter as a worsening cost of living crisis forced them to make savings, industry data showed on…
Swiss industry and households feel strain from rising prices-data
ZURICH – Switzerland’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) continued its downward trend in April, data released on Monday showed, as prices continued to rise on a broad scale. The consumer sentiment index,…
U.S. consumers, low-income households included, still spending, BofA research says
(Reuters) – U.S. consumer credit and debit card spending so far in 2022 is up 15% on a year earlier, Bank of America research showed on Wednesday, a sign that Americans’ gloom…
UK may provide more help to households on energy bills -Sunday Times
LONDON – The British government could provide another multi-billion pound package to help shield households from a further jump in energy bills later this year after its latest budget was criticised for…
Japan households accumulate record financial assets as COVID curbs spending
By Leika Kihara TOKYO – Japanese households accumulated a record $17 trillion in financial assets as of December last year, roughly four times the size of its economy, as the COVID-19 pandemic…
U.S. households started year flush ahead of oil shock
– U.S. household wealth rose to a record $150.3 trillion in the final quarter of last year, a Federal Reserve report on Thursday showed, a financial cushion that may keep consumers spending…
Lending to euro zone households grows at fastest rate since late 2008
FRANKFURT – Growth in bank loans to euro zone households accelerated again last month, growing at the fastest pace since late 2008, European Central Bank data showed on Friday. “Annual growth rate…
Lending to Swedish households up 6.7 pct in January
STOCKHOLM, Feb 25 – Total lending to Swedish households rose 6.7 percent year-on-year in January, down from plus 6.8 percent in the previous month, the statistics office said on Friday. (Reporting by…
German parties agree relief for households as energy prices soar
BERLIN – Germany’s coalition parties agreed on Wednesday a roughly 13 billion euro package of measures to help households cope with surging energy prices, including scrapping a surcharge levied on electricity bills…
As inflation hits 30-year high, UK households start to buckle
By Kate Holton and William Schomberg ASHFORD, England – After work in the evenings, Nicola Frape turns off the heating and huddles under a blanket with her daughter and a hot water…
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