Tag: Economic Indicators

© 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…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view of the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s headquarters in Singapore June 28, 2017. Picture taken June 28, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside By Xinghui Kok, Anshuman Daga and Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore tightened monetary policy as expected for the fourth time this year to combat inflation running near a 14-year high,…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The exterior of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building is seen in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo By Dan Burns and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve officials agreed they needed to raise interest rates to a more restrictive level – and then maintain…

2/2 © Reuters. Customers walk past vegetables on a makeshift stall in a market in Mexico City, Mexico April 8, 2022. REUTERS/Luis Cortes 2/2   US500 -0.13% 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:…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank (ECB) board member Klaas Knot appears at a Dutch parliamentary hearing in The Hague, Netherlands September 23, 2019 REUTERS/Eva Plevier AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -European Central Bank (ECB) governing council member Klaas Knot said on Monday that markets seem to be underestimating the risk that inflation will be higher than…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A man stands outside his apartment as people who have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) wait for paperwork to be processed by authorities before they are sent to a hospital, in Bangkok, Thailand May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Z BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s economy is expected to grow 3.0% to…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks shop for street food in Chinatown amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s headline inflation rate was less than expected in September, decelerating from the previous month,…