Tag: Economic

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A woman walks in front the Central Bank headquarters building in Brasilia, Brazil March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo 2/2 By Anthony Esposito MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Central banks from Brazil to Chile may be forced to dole out more monetary “medicine” than expected as inflation in the region continue…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A policeman stands guard at the main entrance to the Bank of Russia in Moscow, Russia, June 15, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev 2/2 (Reuters) -Annual inflation in Russia accelerated to 16.70% as of April 1, its highest since March 2015 and up from 15.66% a week earlier, the economy ministry said…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The sign at an automobile oil-change shop reads “Sos Help Wanted” in Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S., January 4, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 2/2 By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employers maintained a brisk pace of hiring in March, driving the unemployment rate to a new two-year low of 3.6% while also…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Cecilia Rouse joins White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki (not pictured) for the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. May 14, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia’s war in Ukraine will drive energy and food prices higher, but…

© 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…