LIMA – Peru will increase public spending in mining regions in a bid to de-escalate social conflicts that have impacted mining output, Finance Minister Oscar Graham said on Tuesday. Peru…
By Marcela Ayres and Bernardo Caram BRASILIA – Strong commodity prices and a recovering job market have helped a sharp improvement in Brazil’s public finances, analysts say, allaying concerns about…
(Reuters) – U.S. consumers’ inflation expectations one year from now dipped in April but their view of inflation over the medium-term rose and household spending expectations also climbed to a…
By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK – Bank of America said Thursday that consumers’ debit and credit card spending rose across all income brackets in April, although spending levels for…
WASHINGTON – U.S. construction spending barely rose in March as a moderate increase in outlays on private projects was partially offset by a further decline in public spending. The Commerce…
LONDON – Measures of consumer behaviour in Britain weakened after the recent Easter holidays, and online job adverts also decreased, the Office for National Statistics said on Thursday. Interbank CHAPS…
Here’s Where Mitch McConnell Is Spending His Money In Midterms Sebastian Hughes on April 18, 2022 A super PAC attached to Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is reserving $141…
(Reuters) – U.S. consumer credit and debit card spending so far in 2022 is up 15% on a year earlier, Bank of America research showed on Wednesday, a sign that…
(Reuters) – U.S. consumers boosted their expectations for inflation and household spending in the year ahead as the price of gas and food steepens, but tempered their view of inflation…
By Gavin Jones and Angelo Amante ROME – Italian government forecasts showing a steady decline in education spending triggered an angry reaction on Monday from the country’s trade unions, which…
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST – A $5.35 billion spending spree by Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of an election next week has left a budget hole that may spell…
PARIS – French drugmaker Sanofi on Wednesday said it would stop immediately any new spending not related to the supply of essential and life-changing medicines and vaccines in Russia, as…
By Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON – Many Democrats thought their control of the White House and Congress would provide an opportunity to rein in U.S. military spending, which…
WASHINGTON – A group of 40 U.S. Republican members of the Senate and House of Representatives Armed Services Committees urged President Joe Biden to include a 5% increase above inflation…
LONDON – British consumers’ spending on credit and debit cards slipped back slightly in the week to March 10 to match its average level in February 2020, weekly Bank of…
BEIJING – China’s fiscal spending rose 7.0% in January-February from a year earlier, the finance ministry said on Friday, quickening from a 0.3% rise in 2021 as policymakers step up…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO – Japanese households accumulated a record $17 trillion in financial assets as of December last year, roughly four times the size of its economy, as the…
Americans’ Spending Slows Dramatically Amid Surging Inflation And Gas Prices Harry Wilmerding on March 16, 2022 American’s spending slowed in February amid surging inflation and gas prices, the U.S. Census…
Justice Reporter Who Called Constitution ‘Trash’ Heads Up Dark Money Group Spending Millions To Support Jackson SCOTUS Nomination Jennie Taer on March 11, 2022 A pundit who called the Constitution…
WASHINGTON – Congress approved $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine on Thursday as part of a $1.5 trillion spending bill that funds U.S. government operations through Sept. 30. President Joe…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON – Philadelphia is plugging a massive budget hole opened by COVID-19, avoiding layoffs and the closing of swimming pools. St. Louis is handing out $500 checks…
MILAN – Italian aerospace and defence group Leonardo expects free cash flow to more than double this year compared with 2021 as governments around the world step up military spending…
By Jan Strupczewski VERSAILLES, France – European Union leaders will prepare the ground on Friday for possible unexpected spending over the war in Ukraine, but will stop short of mentioning…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday he aimed to pass an omnibus government spending bill by the end of the week that will include more…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said on Tuesday that a sweeping government funding bill with emergency aid for Ukraine is now…