Slows

TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s annual inflation rate slowed to 3.4% in May on lower prices for gasoline as a result of the base-year effect, while mortgage interest costs remain high, …

By Dan Burns (Reuters) – U.S. business activity fell to a three-month low in June as services growth eased for the first time this year and the contraction in the …

SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China is widely expected to cut key lending benchmarks on Tuesday in the first such easing in 10 months, a Reuters survey showed, as authorities seek to …

By Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s annual inflation rate topped 114% in May, but in a silver lining for the embattled South American country the monthly rise came …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s business conditions eased sharply in May, dented by slower gains in sales and employment, suggesting demand growth is moderating in the wake of the central bank’s …

LISBON (Reuters) – Portuguese consumer prices rose 4.0% year-on-year in May in a significant slowdown from a 5.7% increase the previous month, also slipping slightly on a monthly basis, flash …

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s central bank could call time on its upward monetary cycle after inflation in Latin America’s fourth-largest economy slowed in May, bank board chief Leonardo Villar said …

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s producer prices rose in April at the slowest pace in 27 months, as agricultural and utility prices fell, central bank data showed on Thursday. The …

By Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s annual economic growth rate slowed to 2.3% in the first quarter, data showed on Wednesday, hurt by a government plan to swap old …

By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) – Vehicle production has been slowed at a Stellantis plant in southern Italy in the past few days due to strikes by employees protesting over …

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank eased the pace of its interest rate hikes on Thursday and kept its options open on future moves as it continues its fight …

By Karin Strohecker and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) – Interest rate hikes from central banks around the globe slowed to a trickle in April thanks to a combination of easing …

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s producer inflation slowed to 10.6% year-on-year in March from 12.2% in February, statistics agency data showed on Wednesday. On a month-on-month basis, the producer price …

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Federal Reserve officials remain set to raise interest rates at their May 2-3 meeting but key data between now and then, particularly a …

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 …

WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ – A brush fire along the Garden State Parkway in the area of Wall Township slowed traffic along the Garden State Parkway during the Friday evening rush …

By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Economic data has begun to fill in the portrait of a U.S. economy that is losing momentum, with reports over the …

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, data showed on Wednesday, offering …

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank may consider pausing its monetary tightening next month if April inflation does not accelerate, the bank’s governor said on Sunday. Bangko Sentral ng …

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 fell to the lowest in …

BERLIN (Reuters) – German consumer sentiment is set to nudge up in April as energy prices have relented somewhat from record highs, though a full recovery is not in sight …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. single-family home prices moderated further on an annual basis in January, which together with declining mortgage rates could pull buyers back into the housing market. The …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian retail sales eked out a meagre gain in February after wild swings around year-end holidays, indicating shoppers are reining in spending in the face of higher …

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bank lending to euro zone companies slowed for the fourth straight month as an economic downturn and increased caution from lenders appear to be taking their toll, …