Argentina monthly inflation seen hitting 8-month high 7.1% in March
By Hernan Nessi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s inflation rate is expected to have clocked in at an eight-month high of 7.1% in March, according …
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China’s trade likely extended declines in March on weak demand: Reuters poll
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s exports and imports likely extended their declines in March, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, as weakening global …
Japan March wholesale inflation slows for 3rd straight month
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s wholesale prices rose 7.2% in March from a year earlier, with the pace of increase slowing for the third straight month, …
Egypt’s headline inflation rate increased to 32.7% in March
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation rate in March climbed to 32.7% year-on-year, just shy of an all-time record, from 31.9% in February, …
Brazil inflation seen staying high in March on rising gasoline costs
By Gabriel Burin (Reuters) – Brazil’s inflation likely stayed high in March on rising gasoline bills, reigniting cost of living problems in the country’s stagnant …
Mexico’s automotive production and exports rise in March
(Reuters) – Mexican automotive production and exports rose in March from the same month a year earlier, data from the national statistics agency (INEGI) showed …
NYPD releases photos of suspects wanted fro march assault and robbery
NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department is appealing to the public for help in identifying individuals in connection with a robbery …
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rises in March
By Steven Grattan SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose 14% in March from the previous year, preliminary official data showed on …
US payrolls rise moderates in March, participation rate firms
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. economy continued to churn out jobs at a brisk pace in March, pushing the unemployment rate down to 3.5%, …
China’s new yuan loans seen rebounding in March: Reuters poll
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s new yuan loans are expected to rebound in March from a sharp drop in February, a Reuters poll showed, as the …
China forex reserves rise to $3.18 trln in March
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign exchange reserves rose in March, official data showed on Friday, as the dollar fell against other major currencies. The country’s …
World food prices fall for 12th month running in March – FAO
ROME (Reuters) – The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell in March for a 12th consecutive month, and is now down 20.5% from …
NY Fed index shows global supply chain pressures eased further in March
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – International supply chain stress continued to ease last month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said …
Canada’s Ivey PMI shows activity accelerating in March
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian economic activity expanded at a faster pace in March as employment and inventories both climbed, Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data …
INSTANT VIEW: Canada gains 34,700 jobs in March, jobless rate holds at 5.0%
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s economy gained a net 34,700 jobs in March, both in full-time and part-time work and ahead of analyst forecasts, Statistics Canada …
Roller coaster March puts macro hedge funds in red, others post small gains
By Carolina Mandl and Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) -Big market swings in March sparked by a banking crisis hurt some hedge fund returns with …
Newport News Police Department seeks leads in March murder case
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Authorities in Newport News, are requesting the public’s assistance in solving a recent homicide that occurred on March 24, 2023. Officers …
U.S. service sector slows in March; inflation cooling – ISM survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. services sector slowed more than expected in March as demand cooled, while a measure of prices paid by services businesses …
Toronto home prices rise in March as new listings tumble
TORONTO (Reuters) – Greater Toronto Area (GTA) home prices increased in March from February, with listings falling at a faster rate than did sales in …
German services sector activity picks up in March -PMI
BERLIN (Reuters) – German services sector activity grew in March at the fastest pace since last May as demand strengthened and spurred job creation, a …
Betting against First Republic, short sellers made $848 million in March – Ortex
(Reuters) – Short sellers made a whopping $848 million in paper profit by betting against beleaguered First Republic Bank in March, financial data company Ortex …
Brazil posts record trade surplus for March on booming oil, soybean exports
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil posted the highest trade surplus ever recorded for March, driven by solid oil sales, according to government data on Monday. The …
U.S. LNG exports back on rising track, reached record in March
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. producers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) last month regained momentum as the country’s second-largest exporter Freeport LNG ramped …
Mexican inflation likely eased in March for second straight month-Reuters Poll
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s annual inflation likely slowed in March for the second straight month, but still remained above the official target, a Reuters …
Global central banks keep up inflation fight in March
By Karin Strohecker and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) – The pace of interest rate hikes by major developed and emerging market central banks continued at …
Euro zone factory downturn deepened in March -PMI
LONDON (Reuters) – Activity at struggling factories across the euro zone fell further last month as consumers feeling the pinch from rising living costs cut …
German manufacturing activity downturn deepened in March -PMI
BERLIN (Reuters) – German manufacturing activity shrank in March at the fastest pace in almost three years, a survey showed on Monday. S&P Global’s final …
China new home sales rise sharply in March – survey
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s new home sales rose sharply in March, as a slew of support policies boosted a pickup in demand across the board …
Hedge funds retrench after getting pummeled during wild March
By Nell Mackenzie, Carolina Mandl and Summer Zhen LONDON/NEW YORK/HONG KONG (Reuters) – March’s market turmoil has forced many macro and trend-following hedge funds to …
What crisis? U.S. bank-focused ETFs see strongest demand in months in March
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – March recorded the worst U.S. bank failures since the 2008 crisis, but that did not stop some investors from …
Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eases to 50.3% in March
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eased to 50.3% in March from 50.6% in February, the statistics department said on …
French inflation eases to six-month low in March
PARIS (Reuters) – French inflation slid in March to a six-month low – though by slightly less than forecast – as a sharp drop in …
Philippine central bank: March annual inflation likely in 7.4%-8.2% range
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine annual inflation in March was expected to come in between 7.4% and 8.2%, with downward pressure seen from lower prices of …
Shorting global banks fetches $14.3 billion in paper profit in March – S3 Partners
(Reuters) – Short sellers made $14.3 billion in paper profit from their bearish bets on global banking stocks in March, according to analytics firm S3 Partners, …
Marketmind-World markets leaving March like a lamb
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan In like a lion, out like a lamb. Farmers’ almanacs suggest …
German inflation expected to ease significantly in March
BERLIN (Reuters) – Inflation is expected to ease significantly in Germany in March on the back of lower energy prices, preliminary data from six economically …
Spain inflation falls more than expected to 3.3% in March
(Reuters) – Spain’s consumer price inflation slowed to 3.3% in March, its weakest annual rate since August 2021 and down from 6.0% in February, preliminary …
South Korea March exports likely to see steepest decline in nearly three years – Reuters poll
By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s exports likely fell in March at the steepest pace in nearly three years, a Reuters survey showed …
Russian data shows consumer prices rise eased slightly in March
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s weekly consumer price rise eased slightly in the week to March 27, data from state statistics service Rosstat showed on Wednesday, …
China’s factory activity likely expanded at a slower pace in March – Reuters poll
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory activity likely grew at a slower pace in March, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, suggesting the economic recovery is …
South Korea consumer sentiment improves to nine-month high in March
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s consumer sentiment improved in March to its highest level in nine months, with inflation expectations easing from a month earlier, …
Bed Bath & Beyond cuts 1,300 jobs in New Jersey (March 24)
(Reuters) – Bed Bath & Beyond Inc is laying off about 1,300 employees at four locations in New Jersey, including at discount health and beauty …
French business activity strengthened in March -flash PMI
By Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) – French business activity strengthened in March by more than forecast, a monthly survey showed on Friday, as the euro …
It’s March Madness at the San Diego Field Office with “Elite Eight” Seizures in a Single Day
CBP officers from the San Diego Field Office had a phenomenal day we can refer to as a “slam dunk,” with eight noteworthy seizures. One …
Irish consumer sentiment falls slightly in March -survey
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish consumer sentiment in March fell month-on-month for the first time since November, a survey showed on Friday, as continuing cost-of living …
Laredo Sector Border Patrol awarded Youth of the Month honorees for March
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol awarded the Youth of the Month honorees for March during a ceremony at Texas A&M International University. On …
U.S. new-vehicle sales to rise in March on strong demand for cars and trucks
(Reuters) – Sales of new vehicles in the U.S are expected to go up in March, riding on pent-up demand for cars and trucks, a …
UK factory price expectations fall to lowest since March 2021 – CBI
LONDON (Reuters) – A gauge of British manufacturers’ inflation expectations fell to its lowest in two years after output slid again in the three months …
SNB to follow ECB and hike policy rate by 50 bps on March 23
By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Swiss National Bank will hike its key policy rate by 50 basis points on Thursday, matching the European …
Philippine central bank to raise rates 25 bps in March, 6.50% peak seen in Q2 – Reuters Poll
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank will hike its main interest rate by a modest 25 basis points on Thursday, followed …