Pace

OTTAWA – The pace of Canadian home price growth slowed in May, edging off April’s record high, but prices still rose both on the month and on the year, index …

(Reuters) – The Bank of England will raise interest rates in June by a modest 25 basis points and stick to those increments in coming meetings despite inflation running close …

TOKYO – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said dollar moves may not be affected much by U.S. interest rate hikes unless the pace is much faster than expected, according …

BEIJING – China’s factory activity shrank less sharply in May as COVID-19 curbs eased and some production resumed, a private sector survey showed on Wednesday, improving from a 26-month low …

TOKYO – An index measuring prices Japanese firms charge each other for services rose in April at the fastest annual pace in more than two years, data showed on Thursday, …

BRUSSELS – Euro zone economic growth was stronger than previously expected in the first quarter, revised data showed on Tuesday, and employment rose too, showing the euro zone expanded at …

By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU – Malaysia’s economic growth likely gathered pace in the last quarter, driven by stronger demand following a relaxation of COVID-19 measures, but a prolonged slowdown in …

By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO – Core consumer prices in Tokyo, considered a leading indicator of Japanese price trends, rose 1.9% in April from a year earlier, marking …

SINGAPORE – Singapore’s key consumer price gauge rose in March by its fastest pace in a decade, outpacing economist forecasts, driven by higher inflation for food and services, official data …

By Cynthia Kim and Jihoon Lee SEOUL -South Korea’s central bank governor nominee Rhee Chang-yong said on Tuesday the bank will continue to tighten monetary policy, but suggested the pace …

By Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ – Hundreds of commercial trucks waited in an hours-long line on Saturday to cross the border from the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez into …

SAO PAULO – The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private-sector arm, is expected to maintain the pace of its environment-focused investments in Brazil regardless of the outcome of …

(Reuters) – Russia’s services sector activity shrank in March at the fastest rate since May 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, due to a slump in client demand and new …

By Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS – Greece’s economy is expected to expand 3.5% this year due to higher energy prices and the Ukraine crisis, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, …

By Anthony Esposito ACAPULCO, Mexico – The Bank of Mexico does not need to strictly track the U.S. Federal Reserve’s expected interest rates hike path and can tighten monetary policy …

Biden Administration On Pace To Make More Than 200K Border Detentions In March Jennie Taer on March 24, 2022 The Biden administration is likely to make more than 200,000 detentions …

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss, David French and Krystal Hu NEW ORLEANS – Mergers and acquisitions activity has tailed off after a record-breaking 2021, as the war in Ukraine adds to a …

WASHINGTON – U.S. business inventories increased strongly in January, though the pace slowed from prior months, which could result in inventory investment making no contribution to economic growth in the …

By Selena Li and Samuel Shen HONG KONG – Capital-hungry smaller Chinese startups are vying for speedy offshore listings by merging with blank-check firms at a time when Beijing’s tighter …

By Federica Urso – The number of women employed in senior management of the UK financial sector will take 30 years to reach parity with men at the current pace, …

TOKYO – Japan’s services sector activity contracted at the fastest pace in five months in January in a sign businesses faced pressure from a record surge in new coronavirus infections …

TORONTO – Canadian manufacturing activity expanded at the joint-slowest pace in 11 months in January as material shortages and disruptions from the Omicron coronavirus variant held back output, data showed …

By Ann Saphir – How fast and far the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates once it begins doing so in March will depend on what happens with the …