Tag: Economic Indicators

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outside the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie By Julie Gordon and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Bank of Canada is prepared to act “forcefully” with rate hikes to return inflation to target, particularly as price pressures broaden amid tight…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Bank of Japan (BOJ) new policy board members Goushi Kataoka attends a news conference at BOJ headquarters in Tokyo, Japan July 25, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s consumer inflation may briefly exceed 1.5% but likely will not gain momentum to sustainably head toward the central bank’s 2% target, Bank…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The skyline of central Seoul is seen during a foggy day in Seoul March 4, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s nominee for its new central bank chief said on Thursday worries about inflationary and economic risks are mounting and that he would thoroughly review how to manage growth,…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask walks past the headquarters of Bank of Japan amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan, May 22, 2020.REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan policymakers agreed that consumer inflation may overshoot their expectations if companies pass on rising costs quicker…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The City of London financial district is seen as people walk over Millennium Bridge in London, Britain, February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls 2/2 By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British inflation shot up faster than expected last month to hit a new 30-year high, worsening a historic squeeze on household finances…

2/2 © Reuters. Apples are displayed for sale at the produce area as customers browse grocery store shelves inside Kroger Co.’s Ralphs supermarket amid fears of the global growth of coronavirus cases, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Patrick T. F 2/2 By Howard Schneider BALTIMORE (Reuters) – The rate increases projected by…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An eagle tops the Federal Reserve building’s facade in Washington, July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 2/2 By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates for the first time since 2018 and laid out an aggressive plan to push borrowing costs to restrictive…

© Reuters. A worker arranges price tags of the food products at a store inside a shopping mall in Kolkata, India, June 20, 2018. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/Files By Tushar Goenka BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian retail inflation likely slipped marginally in February, thanks to lower food prices, according to economists in a Reuters poll who still…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of Morgan Stanley is seen in New York January 9, 2013. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton By Byron Kaye and Jamie Freed (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) urged the U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday to take a more cautious approach to raising interest rates as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine spurs already sky-rocketing…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters building is seen during sunset in Frankfurt, Germany, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach By Swathi Nair and Jonathan Cable BENGALURU/LONDON (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will wait until the last months of this year for its first interest rate rise in over a decade, with…