Tag: Economic Indicators

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, Germany, March 12, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Central Bank policymakers are bracing for inflation to exceed the bank’s already raised estimates, paving the way for it to end its emergency bond…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Hungarian national flag and the flag of the European Union fly on the building of the National Bank of Hungary in Budapest January 10, 2013. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh By Krisztina Than and Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary’s central bank raised its base rate on Tuesday by a smaller-than-expected 15 basis points…

© Reuters. Christian Democratic Union (CDU) candidate for chancellor Armin Laschet holds a news conference in Berlin, Germany, September 13, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Armin Laschet, the conservative candidate bidding to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel in this month’s election, said he was confident the European Central Bank (ECB) would achieve price stability, as…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane speaks during a Reuters Newsmaker event in New York, U.S., September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Gary He/File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) -European Central Bank (ECB) chief economist Philip Lane revealed in a private meeting with German economists that the ECB expects to hit its 2% inflation goal…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Sales on clothing and shoes are advertised at the entrance to a Forever 21 fashion retail store in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 30, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Helgren By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s annual inflation rate accelerated to an 18-year-high in August, driven by broad upward price pressures, data showed on…

Here are five things you must know for Tuesday, September 14:1. — Stock Futures Higher Ahead of Inflation DataWall Street futures edged higher again Tuesday, following the snapping of six-day losing streak for the Dow and the S&P 500 last night, as investors hunker down for a key reading of August inflation prior to the…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. one hundred dollar notes are seen in this picture illustration taken in Seoul February 7, 2011. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won/File Photo By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar began a week full of big economic data on a firm footing, with investors wary of the Federal Reserve beginning its exit from…

© Reuters. Hundreds of people line up outside a Kentucky Career Center hoping to find assistance with their unemployment claim in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston By Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Local officials who want to extend enhanced unemployment benefits can do so, the White House said on…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A help wanted sign is posted at a taco stand in Solana Beach, California, U.S., July 17, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo 2/2 By Ben Klayman and Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) – Joe Perkins, head of Michigan-based auto supplier Mobex Global, marked Labor Day weekend this year as more than a holiday…

© Reuters. People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud By Jonnelle Marte and Ann Saphir (Reuters) – Attaining its goal of maximum employment has always been a tall order for the Federal Reserve but broadening the scope of that objective to…