One in five Czech firms look to cut jobs amid high energy prices – survey
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Almost one in five Czech companies will look at cutting staff this year as they struggle with rising costs and high energy …
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Almost one in five Czech companies will look at cutting staff this year as they struggle with rising costs and high energy …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Strict COVID-19 control measures in China have overtaken sour U.S.-China relations as the top concern of U.S. companies in the country, a …
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean consumers’ inflation expectations fell in August after six months of rises, a central bank survey showed on Tuesday, while their …
(Reuters) – U.S. consumers’ expectations for where inflation will be in a year and three years dropped sharply in July, a New York Federal Reserve …
WELLINGTON – New Zealand’s near-term rate of inflation is expected to slow in the third quarter of 2022, a survey showed on Monday. The Reserve …
FRANKFURT – Consumers in the euro zone are bracing for the economy to shrink and for high inflation to continue eating into their income in …
BEIJING – China’s July new home prices and sales volume both fell from a month earlier, a private survey showed on Monday, with fragile sentiment …
(Reuters) – U.S. business activity contracted for the first time in nearly two years in July as a sharp slowdown in the service sector outweighed …
FRANKFURT – Euro zone inflation is set to be higher than forecast just a few months ago and even longer-term expectations are moving above the …
LONDON – British consumers’ confidence remained stuck at a record low this month in the face of surging inflation and higher interest rates, a survey …
LONDON – The British public’s expectations for inflation in future years receded in recent weeks to the lowest level in almost a year, a survey …
WASHINGTON – The U.S. services industry slowed less than expected in June, but a measure of services employment dropped to a two-year low, suggesting that …
By Alex Lawler LONDON – OPEC in June did not deliver on an oil output increase pledged under a deal with allies, a Reuters survey …
BEIJING – A Chinese index of employment confidence dived in the second quarter to its lowest since the global financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, …
SEOUL – South Korean consumers turned pessimistic about overall economic conditions in June for the first time in more than a year, while their inflation …
TOKYO – Nearly half of Japanese companies see the weak yen as bad for their business, a private survey showed on Tuesday, suggesting the currency’s …
SYDNEY – Australian farmers’ confidence fell in the latest quarter, as rising production costs took some shine off high commodity prices and prospects of a …
FRANKFURT – The euro zone will avoid a recession this year and growth will accelerate noticeably after bottoming out in the second quarter, a key …
SINGAPORE – Inflation is the biggest downside risk for Singapore’s economy this year but recovery in China and a broader global travel resumption will support …
WASHINGTON – U.S. services industry growth slowed for a second straight month in May, but businesses reported strong gains in new domestic and export orders, …
WASHINGTON – U.S. business activity slowed moderately in May as higher prices cooled demand for services while renewed supply constraints because of COVID-19 lockdowns in …
(Reuters) – The Russia-Ukraine crisis and soaring energy prices have nearly halved the confidence of European business leaders in the first half of the year …
SEOUL – A key measure of inflation expectations among South Koreans rose in May for a fourth consecutive month to its highest in nearly a …
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO – More than 60% of Japanese companies want the central bank to end its policy of massive monetary easing this fiscal …
LONDON – British employers expect to raise staff pay by 3%, a big increase by normal standards but far below the current rate of inflation, …
(Reuters) – The U.S. economic outlook has weakened and inflation is set to remain higher than previously expected for a while yet, a Federal Reserve …
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(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 …
WASHINGTON – U.S. services industry growth unexpectedly slowed in April, with employment contracting for the second time this year, while a measure of input prices …
SYDNEY – Australian consumer sentiment took a nose dive last week as a shockingly high reading in inflation fuelled concerns about the cost of living …
BEIJING – China’s April new home prices grew at a slightly slower pace compared with March gains, a private survey showed on Sunday, with policy-easing …
By Jihoon Lee and Choonsik Yoo SEOUL -South Koreans expect inflation to average around 3.1% over the next 12 months, led by rising global energy …
BERLIN – Around 40% of German companies are already feeling the impact of rising energy prices and almost half want to reduce investments due to …
WASHINGTON – U.S. business activity slowed in April as soaring costs for raw materials, fuel and labor pushed input prices to a record high, according …
(Reuters) – The cost of a comprehensive car insurance policy in Britain touched an 18-month high in the first quarter and will continue to increase …
LONDON – British employers are offering annual pay settlements worth an average increase of 2.8% to staff, well below the rate of inflation, a survey …
(Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment rebounded unexpectedly in early April from a decade low with the strong job market lifting the outlook for wage growth …
School Sends Students ‘Invasive, Inappropriate’ Survey Designed To Be A ‘Simulation’ Of McCarthyism Kendall Tietz on April 13, 2022 A Michigan high school teacher assigned …
(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 …
WASHINGTON – U.S. services industry activity picked up in March, boosted by the rolling back of pandemic restrictions, but businesses continued to face higher costs …
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) – Almost half of all cryptocurrency owners in the United States, Latin America and Asia Pacific purchased the digital assets for …
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS – The European Union should, like national governments, have a proper budget it could use to stabilise the bloc’s economy if …
WASHINGTON – A measure of U.S. business activity increased to an eight-month high in March, fueled by strong demand for both goods and services, but …
TOKYO – Japanese consumers’ inflation expectations hit a record high in March, a government survey showed on Wednesday, as people’s perceptions of future price moves …
– Inflation in Russia is forecast to accelerate to 20% and its economy could fall by as much as 8% this year, an independent survey …
– The U.S. economy expanded at a modest to moderate pace from mid January through mid February while inflation pressures broadened and employers continued to …
By Alex Lawler LONDON – The increase in OPEC’s oil output in February exceeded the rise planned under a deal with allies for the first …
By Bhanvi Satija and Leroy Leo – As public schools around the United States lift COVID-19 mask mandates, parents are divided over the issue, with …
WASHINGTON – U.S. business activity regained speed in February as the drag from the winter surge in COVID-19 infections diminished, but higher prices for inputs …
By John Geddie LONDON – Three in four people worldwide want single-use plastics to be banned as soon as possible, according to a poll released …