By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian inflation slowed in October as prices for fruit and vegetables fell sharply and holidays costs took a surprise dip, an unexpected turn that…
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s economy may not reach a forecast growth of 3.8% next year due to a global economic slowdown, but this year’s outlook should still be achieved, the…
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s central bank is expected to keep rates steady as inflation shows signs of easing and as authorities focus on discussions to secure…
By Devayani Sathyan and Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – South Korea’s central bank will scale back its tightening pace on Thursday and hike rates by a modest 25 basis points…
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – An unexpectedly weak run of Chinese economic data this month has raised the heat on policymakers to deliver more stimulus measures, but it also…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. services industry grew at its slowest pace in nearly 2-1/2 years in October, but businesses continued to face higher prices for inputs, confirming that inflation…
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s economy grew slightly more than expected in August and most likely stayed in positive territory through the summer, official data showed on Friday, a…
By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – China’s Huawei Technologies reported modest revenue growth for a second quarter on Thursday, citing steady growth in its ICT infrastructure business as it…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. single-family home prices fell sharply on a monthly basis in August as surging mortgage rates dampened demand for housing, closely watched surveys showed on Tuesday. The…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican annual inflation slowed more than expected in the first half of October, remaining far above the central bank’s target rate, while the closely watched core…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s exports to sanctions-hit Russia rose at a double-digit pace for the third consecutive month in September, bucking the trend of weakening external demand elsewhere amid the…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s third-quarter pork output reached 12.11 million tonnes, up by less than 1% year-on-year, official data showed on Monday, highlighting the impact on production after farmers recorded…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity growth slowed further to a 21-month low in October as relentless cost pressures torment manufacturers, but service-sector firms received a boost as the country…
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s services sector continued to expand in September, unlike much of Europe, although the pace of growth slowed slightly due to growing worries about the impact of…
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s large trade deficit is beginning to consolidate, but the weaker exports are prompting a more gradual adjustment than expected, Barclays Bank said in a note on…
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss consumer price inflation slowed to 3.3% in September but still surpassed the Swiss National Bank’s 0-2% target range for the eighth month in a row. Economists…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s services activity expanded at a slower pace in September, an official survey showed on Friday, as COVID-19 curbs in populous cities weighed on consumption. The official…
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s second-quarter current account surplus narrowed by nearly 1 billion Swiss francs to 11 billion Swiss francs ($11.23 billion), the Swiss National Bank (SNB) said on Friday.…
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States is significantly cutting back the number of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses it will buy for donation to poorer nations this…
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s annual inflation rate eased more than expected to 7.0% in August, largely on lower gasoline prices and slowing shelter costs, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. But…
By Rajendra Jadhav, Mei Mei Chu and Bernadette Christina MUMBAI/KUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA (Reuters) – Farmers across Asia are busy planting trees to boost palm oil production but nurseries are struggling to…
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s economy expanded 1.41% in July compared with the year before, the government said on Thursday, feeling the effects of a slowdown in the key mining sector.…
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s annual consumer inflation slowed to 11.4% in August from 11.6% in the previous month, but remained close to its highest level in nearly three decades, data…
LONDON (Reuters) – The European Central Bank on Thursday lifted its key interest rate by an unprecedented 75 basis points and signalled further hikes, the latest major central bank to…
TAIPEI (Reuters) -The head of Taiwan’s central bank said on Wednesday that external demand momentum will slow next year and an expansionary fiscal policy should be adopted to stimulate domestic…