Atlantic City make arrest in March shooting
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – The Atlantic City police department has announced the arrest of a suspect in connection to a shooting that occurred in March. …
March
Cubans, waylaid by weather and fuel shortage, march for May Day five days late
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cubans rallied on Havana’s Malecon waterfront boulevard to celebrate International Worker’s Day on Friday, five days after the planned May 1 event …
Euro zone retail sales fall more than expected in March
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Retail sales in the euro zone fell more than expected in March, Eurostat said on Friday, as rapid inflation and rising interest …
US trade deficit narrows sharply in March as exports rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in March as exports increased, which could position trade to continue contributing to economic growth in …
Euro zone producer prices fall m/m in March
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone producer prices fell a bit more than expected month-on-month in March, data showed on Thursday, pointing to a further slowdown …
German exports fall significantly more than expected in March
By Maria Martinez (Reuters) – German exports fell significantly more than expected in March, as deliveries to the United States and China sharply declined, data …
Euro zone unemployment falls to 6.5% in March
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone unemployment rate fell to 6.5% in March, the European Union’s statistics office Eurostat said, a decline that points to a …
Italy March jobless rate edges down to 7.8%, lowest since April 2020
ROME, May 3 (Reuters) – Italy’s unemployment rate edged down to 7.8% in March from 7.9% in February, data showed on Wednesday, as some 22,000 …
Andurand oil fund slips 15% in March, down 34% year to date – Societe Generale
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge fund manager Pierre Andurand’s Commodities Discretionary Enhanced Fund ended March down 15% and 34% lower for the year …
Australia March retail sales post slowest annual growth in 14 months
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian retail sales grew at their slowest annual pace in 14 months in March in a warning sign for consumption that will …
US factory orders rebound on aircraft in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New orders for U.S.-made goods rebounded in March, boosted by a jump in civilian aircraft bookings, but the overall manufacturing industry continued …
Suspect sought in March jewelry robbery in Brooklyn
NEW YORK, NY – A suspect wanted for a residential burglary is being sought by the NYPD. The burglary took place on Monday, March 27, …
US construction spending rebounds in March on nonresidential structures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. construction spending increased more than expected in March, boosted by investment in nonresidential structures, but single-family homebuilding remained depressed amid higher …
India March infrastructure output grows 3.6%, a five-month low
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s infrastructure output expanded 3.6% year-on-year in March, its slowest pace in five months, in part dragged by a contraction in …
US pending home sales slump unexpectedly in March
(Reuters) – Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes tumbled unexpectedly in March to snap a three-month rebound, raising a caution flag about what had …
U.S. goods trade deficit narrows sharply in March; retail inventories rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. trade deficit in goods narrowed sharply in March as exports surged and imports declined, which augurs well for economic growth …
South Africa’s producer inflation slows to 10.6% y/y in March
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s producer inflation slowed to 10.6% year-on-year in March from 12.2% in February, statistics agency data showed on Wednesday. On a …
Hong Kong home prices rise for third month in March
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong private home prices in March rose for the third month and edged up 1.4% from February, as the reopened …
US new home sales soar to one-year high in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sales of new U.S. single-family homes jumped to a one-year high in March, likely as a retreat in mortgage rates boosted demand. …
Thailand car production rises 4% y/y in March, exports also up
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Car production in Thailand rose 4.16% in March from a year earlier to 179,848 units, as a shortage of microchips eased, the …
Burlington police file charges against members of mob during ‘chaotic’ March gathering
BURLINGTON CITY, NJ – The Burlington Police Department has announced multiple charges have been filed in an incident that unfolded in the city last month. …
Singapore March core inflation rises 5%, slightly less than forecast
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s key consumer price gauge rose 5% in March, slightly lower than forecast, official data showed on Monday. The …
Vanguard bought large banks’ bonds on the cheap during March turmoil
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – Vanguard, the world’s second-largest asset manager, increased exposure to large bank’s bonds during the banking rout in March, …
China’s exports to North Korea rise sharply in March
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s overall exports to North Korea in March rose sharply compared with the same month last year for the second month in …
TODD MYERS: This Earth Day, Don’t March — Innovate
TODD MYERS: This Earth Day, Don’t March — Innovate Todd Myers on April 20, 2023 In 2014, climate activists organized major marches and declared success …
South Korea March producer inflation eases to weakest in 25 months
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s producer inflation slowed in March to the weakest level in 25 months, central bank data showed on Friday, led by …
US existing home sales resume downward trend in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. existing home sales fell in March as a reversal in mortgage rates likely pushed buyers back to the sidelines, but there …
German producer prices rise less than expected in March
BERLIN (Reuters) – German producer prices rose less than expected in March, posting the smallest year-on-year increase since June 2021, according to data released on …
Core euro zone inflation edges up in March, keeping ECB on alert
By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation eased last month but underlying readings remained stubbornly high, Eurostat said on Wednesday, confirming preliminary data …
EU passenger car sales up 28.8% to over 1 million units in March, ACEA says
(Reuters) – Passenger car registrations in the European Union rose 28.8% in March to more than one million units, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) …
Biden Admin Defends Border Measures After March Spike In Migrant Encounters
Biden Admin Defends Border Measures After March Spike In Migrant Encounters Jennie Taer on April 18, 2023 The Biden administration is defending its new measures …
Three Fed bank boards wanted bigger rate hike in March
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – The boards of directors at the Cleveland, St. Louis and Minneapolis Federal Reserve banks had wanted a half-point interest-rate hike …
Canada’s inflation rate slows to 4.3% in March, slowest pace since 2021
By Ismail Shakil and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s annual inflation rate eased in March to 4.3%, its slowest pace in 19 months but still …
Business insolvency in England and Wales soars in March
LONDON (Reuters) – More companies in England and Wales entered insolvency during March than at any point since monthly records started three years ago, according …
China fiscal revenue turns higher in March on recovering economic activity
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s fiscal revenue rose in March, reversing a decline in January-February, as economic activity rebounded following the end of strict COVID curbs, …
CBP Releases March 2023 Monthly Operational Update
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics today for March 2023, which can be viewed online here. “CBP works around the …
China’s March industrial output rises 3.9%; retail sales up 10.6%
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s industrial output rose 3.9% in March year-on-year, official data showed on Tuesday, accelerating from a 2.4% increase in the first two …
Turkish budget deficit widens in March after quakes
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s central government budget recorded a deficit of 47.22 billion lira ($2.46 billion) in March, the Finance Ministry said on Monday, while …
Singapore March exports fall 8.3% y/y, drop less than forecast
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s March non-oil domestic exports (NODX) shrank 8.3% year-on-year, official data showed on Monday, though the drop was smaller …
US import prices fall more than expected in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. import prices fell more than expected in March, leading to the biggest year-on-year decline since mid-2020, further evidence that inflation pressures …
French inflation revised slightly upwards in March to 5.7% – final figures
PARIS(Reuters) – French annual inflation rose to a slightly revised 5.7% in March – albeit down from 6.3% in February – as lower energy prices …
German wholesale price index up 2% year-on-year in March
(Reuters) – Germany’s wholesale price index rose in March compared with the same month last year, according to data released on Friday. Wholesale prices increased …
U.S. producer prices unexpectedly fall in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. producer prices unexpectedly fell in March as the cost of gasoline declined, and there were signs that underlying producer inflation was …
Australia’s robust March employment suggests RBA may hike again
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia employment blew past expectations for a second month in March while the jobless rate held near 50-year lows, …
South Korea import prices drop in March at fastest pace in 27 months
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s import prices dropped in March at their fastest pace in 27 months, dragged down by weaker oil prices, central bank …
Four Fed bank boards wanted different policy decision ahead of March hike
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – Directors at four of the 12 Federal Reserve regional banks did not want the quarter-percentage-point interest rate increase that the …
NYSE short interest rose 2.0 percent in late March
NEW YORK, April 12 (Reuters) – Short interest on the New York Stock Exchange rose 2.0 percent in late March, the exchange said on Wednesday. …
Nasdaq short interest up 4.0% in late March
NEW YORK, April 12 (Reuters) – Short interest on the Nasdaq rose 4.0% in the second half of March, the exchange said on Wednesday. As …
Instant view: Some Fed officials hesitated before hiking -March minutes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Several Federal Reserve officials at the U.S. central bank’s policy meeting last month considered pausing interest rate increases until it was …
U.S. government posts $378 billion deficit in March
(Reuters) – The U.S. government recorded a $378-billion budget deficit in March as outlays outpaced revenues, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday. That compared to …