Prices

By Foo Yun Chee and Tassilo Hummel BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Orange and MasMovil’s planned merger of their Spanish operations may reduce competition and push up prices, EU antitrust regulators warned on …

(Reuters) – U.S. existing home sales ticked higher in May to snap a two-month skid with condominium sales accounting for the modest gain, and selling prices nationally fell from a …

By Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese operator of McDonald’s restaurants said on Monday it would raise prices at 184 city centre branches, equivalent to about 6% of its …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. import prices fell in May and the annual decrease in prices was the sharpest in three years, providing another boost for the Federal Reserve in the …

LONDON (Reuters) – The smallest proportion of businesses since at least March last year expect to raise prices next month, a survey of businesses showed on Thursday. The Office for …

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s wholesale prices fell in May compared with the same month last year, according to data released on Wednesday. Wholesale prices decreased by 2.6% on the year …

By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said last week he had secured a pledge from 75 top food companies to cut prices …

By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – Apple and Amazon.com must face a consumer antitrust lawsuit in U.S. court accusing them of conspiring to artificially inflate the price of iPhones and iPads …

ROME (Reuters) – The rapid decline in energy costs should help to tame inflation in Europe, Bank of Italy governor Ignazio Visco said on Saturday, urging companies not to seek …

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s new home prices fell for the first time in four months in May and home sales slumped, according to a private survey, adding to pressure on …

By Vivek Mishra BENGALURU (Reuters) – Australia’s housing market outlook has improved significantly, with home prices expected to on average stagnate this year compared to the near double-digit fall predicted …

By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU (Reuters) – New Zealand house prices are forecast to drop further this year, pressured by higher interest rates, according to a Reuters poll of property analysts, …

By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU (Reuters) – Home prices in Germany are forecast to correct modestly this year and decline a bit more in 2024 as a series of interest rate …

By Kavya Guduru (Reuters) – Oil prices will creep up from current levels as major producer group OPEC+ maintains restrictions on supplies, but economic headwinds will keep them below $90 …

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Singapore’s private home prices have surpassed Hong Kong as the most expensive in Asia Pacific in 2023, while rents in the city-state were also the region’s …

By Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s new home prices will see a slower growth this year, according to a Reuters poll, suggesting pent-up demand after the …

LONDON (Reuters) – British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt plans to raise concerns about the surge in food prices and discuss ways to ease the strain on families when he meets …

BERLIN (Reuters) – German producer prices posted their slowest annual increase in two years in April, according to data released on Friday, in a tentative sign that inflation may ease …

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Alberta officials on Thursday warned more wildfires could spread in next few hot and dry days, even as firefighters make progress in tackling widespread blazes that have slowed …

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation priced a $500 million debt offering that was underwritten by minority, veteran- and woman-owned investment firms, the bank said …

(Reuters) – Bath & Body Works Inc beat first-quarter profit expectations on Thursday, as higher product prices outweighed cost pressures and a slowdown in demand, sending its shares up over …

LONDON (Reuters) – The proportion of British businesses expecting to raise prices has fallen in a latest sign that price pressures have peaked after inflation hit a 41-year high last …

(Reuters) -Chile’s SQM, the world’s second-largest lithium producer, said on Wednesday that its first-quarter net profit slid almost 6% compared to the year-ago period to total nearly $750 million. Revenue …

By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) – Inflation has peaked in emerging Europe, central Asia and north Africa, but rising gas prices in the coming winter will keep pressure on …