Tag: Economic Indicators

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem takes part in a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 26, 2022. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s red-hot labor market can weather an economic slump without seeing a major surge in unemployment, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An eagle tops the U.S. Federal Reserve building’s facade in Washington, July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. is likely at the “back end” of the current inflation surge though it remained unclear how long it may take the rate of price increases to decline to the…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The European Central Bank (ECB) logo in Frankfurt, Germany, January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski   SCBFF +0.56% Add to/Remove from Watchlist Add to Watchlist Add Position Position added successfully to: Please name your holdings portfolio Type: BUY SELL Date:   Amount: Price Point Value: Leverage: 1:1 1:10 1:25 1:50 1:100 1:200…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People walk in front the Central Bank headquarters building in Brasilia, Brazil March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo   MCO +0.84% Add to/Remove from Watchlist Add to Watchlist Add Position Position added successfully to: Please name your holdings portfolio Type: BUY SELL Date:   Amount: Price Point Value: Leverage: 1:1 1:10…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem takes part in a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 26, 2022. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle 2/2 By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – As the Bank of Canada considers raising interest rates at a slower pace, it is focusing on inflation measures that are more…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: German Finance Minister Christian Lindner holds a news conference on new estimates for tax revenue in Bonn, Germany October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Benjamin Westhoff/File Photo BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany wants dialogue with Washington rather than tit-for-tat measures to ease trade tensions triggered by the U.S Inflation Reduction Act, which could harm European…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The U.S. and Japan flags fly together outside the White House in Washington April 27, 2015. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s government warned on Saturday that new electric vehicle tax credits in the United States could ultimately deter further investment by the Japanese there and hit employment in the world’s biggest…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People walk in front the Central Bank headquarters building in Brasilia, Brazil March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank said that its inflation projections remain at values consistent with the strategy of reaching a level around the target over the relevant horizon, according to minutes from its…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A clock showing the time at noon is pictured on a building, next to almost empty streets at Old Town Square during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Prague, Czech Republic, March 31, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech inflation, while likely to stay high until year-end, is…

By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s core consumer inflation rate accelerated to a fresh eight-year high of 3.0% in September, exceeding the central bank’s 2% target for the sixth straight month as the yen’s slump to 32-year lows continue to push up import costs. The inflation data highlights the dilemma the Bank…