UK starting salaries rise at slowest pace in nearly 3 years: survey
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Starting salaries for newly appointed employees in Britain rose at the slowest pace since March 2021 last month, according to industry data that offered some comfort…
China’s services activity expands at slowest pace this year – Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s services activity expanded at the slowest pace this year in September, a private-sector survey showed on Sunday, as demand remained weak despite a string of support measures. The…
US holiday sales set for slowest year since 2018 as consumers turn frugal – report
By Deborah Mary Sophia and Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) – Holiday sales in the United States are estimated to grow at their slowest pace in five years, according to a report released on…
Taiwan sees economic growth this year at slowest in 8 years
By Jeanny Kao and Faith Hung TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s export-dependent economy will probably grow at its slowest pace in eight years this year, the government’s statistics office said on Friday, held…
India’s June industrial output rises at slowest pace in 3 months
By Nikunj Ohri and Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s industrial output growth rate slipped to a three-month low of 3.7% year-on-year in June, data from the Ministry of Statistics showed on…
Rainy July hurts UK retailers: spending growth slowest in 11 months
LONDON (Reuters) – British retailers suffered from heavy rain in July on top of the impact of high inflation with sales growth dropping to an 11-month low, a survey showed on Tuesday.…
Indonesia Q2 FDI growth slowest in 1-1/2 years
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Incoming foreign direct investment to Indonesia grew 14.2% on a yearly basis in rupiah terms in the April-June quarter, the investment ministry said, the slowest growth pace in one…
Brazil census shows population growth at its slowest since 1872
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil’s annual population growth slowed over the past decade to its lowest since records began 150 years ago, the government statistics agency said on Wednesday, as people in one…
South Korea producer inflation slowest in almost 2-1/2 years
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s producer inflation slowed in May to its weakest pace in nearly 2-1/2 years, central bank data showed on Wednesday, due mostly to weaker oil prices. The producer…
French business activity grows at slowest pace in four months in May – flash PMI
PARIS (Reuters) – French business activity expanded at is slowest pace in four months in May, a survey showed on Tuesday, as manufacturing continued to contract and growth in the dominant services…
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 only get worse following a surprise hike…
Japan’s factory activity shrinks at slowest pace in six months – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s manufacturing activity shrank at the slowest pace in six months in April on a softer decline in sales, while the service-sector stayed solid, a preliminary survey showed on…
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 more than double the Bank of Canada’s…
Japan factory activity shrinks at slowest pace in five months -PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity shrank at the softest pace in five months in March due to an expansion of inventories, but still-weak global and domestic demand conditions meant the post-COVID…
S.Korea inflation slowest in 10 months, bolsters views for no more hikes
By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s consumer prices for February grew at their slowest pace in 10 months, bolstering views that the central bank is done with its current policy…
S. Korea household credit grows at slowest annual rate in at least 20 years
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s household credit grew at the slowest annual pace in at least two decades in the third quarter, central bank data showed on Tuesday, amid a steep rate…
South Korea’s Oct import prices rise at slowest pace in 15 months
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s export and import prices rose at slower paces in October, with the latter softening to a 15-month low, central bank data showed on Tuesday. The country’s export…
U.S. manufacturing activity slowest in nearly 2-1/2 years in October -ISM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. manufacturing activity grew at its slowest pace in nearly 2-1/2 years in October while a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs slid for a seventh straight…
Spanish Sept industrial prices up 35.6% on year, slowest since Dec
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish industrial production prices rose 35.6% in the 12 months through September, down from a 42.9% increase in the year through August, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said on…
S.Korea Sept exports grow at slowest pace in almost two years
By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s exports grew at the slowest pace in nearly two years in September as softening global demand piles pressure on the trade-dependent economy. Overseas shipment…
U.S. oil & gas rig quarterly growth slowest in two years -Baker Hughes
By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) – U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a third week in a row, but growth in the third quarter slowed due to…
S.Korea Sept exports set for slowest growth in two years – Reuters poll
By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s exports likely grew at the slowest pace in nearly two years in September, hurt by a weakening global economy led by China, a Reuters…
UK retailers report slowest sales growth since end of lockdowns-BDO
LONDON (Reuters) – British retailers saw the slowest growth in sales since the end of COVID-19 lockdowns last year as shoppers tightened their belts in the face of soaring inflation, business consultancy…
Japan’s Aug factory activity grows at slowest pace in 19 months – flash PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity growth slowed to a 19-month low in August as output and new order declines deepened, amid growing pressure from persistent rises in raw material and energy…
UK recruiters report slowest hiring rise in 17 months, REC says
LONDON – British employers slowed their hiring via recruitment agencies by the most in 17 months in July as they worried increasingly about the outlook for the economy, a survey showed on…
Canadian factory activity grows at slowest pace in two years
By Fergal Smith TORONTO – Canadian manufacturing activity lost further momentum in July as production and new orders declined for the first time since the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, data…
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