While Washington debates the size of a new economic rescue plan, the bond market is sending a message: A meaningful acceleration in both growth and…
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Japan's consumer price decline slows, weak demand keeps outlook murky
FILE PHOTO: Vendors wearing protective masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, sell seafood at Ameyoko shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, December 29, 2020. REUTERS/Kim…
View More Japan's consumer price decline slows, weak demand keeps outlook murkyU.S. import prices post biggest gain since 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. import prices increased by the most in nearly nine years in January, lifted by higher prices for energy products and a…
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Why you shouldn’t nitpick over the details By Paul Krugman Opinion Columnist President Biden is proposing a large relief package to deal with the continuing…
View More Opinion | Pandemic Rescue: It’s ‘And’ Not ‘Or’U.S import prices accelerate on higher energy costs
FILE PHOTO: Gasoline prices are shown in Oceanside, California, U.S., May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Mike BlakeWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. import prices increased more than expected in…
View More U.S import prices accelerate on higher energy costsThe Puzzle of Low Interest Rates
In the evolution of the U.S. economy over the past four decades, one fact stands out as especially puzzling: the large and fairly steady decline…
View More The Puzzle of Low Interest RatesU.S. consumer sentiment ebbs; producer prices maintain steady rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment fell unexpectedly in early November as households worried about their finances, the resurgent COVID-19 pandemic and the depleted fiscal…
View More U.S. consumer sentiment ebbs; producer prices maintain steady riseJapan's consumer prices continue to slide on deflationary pressure from COVID-19
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s core consumer prices slipped for the second consecutive month in September, a sign that a coronavirus-induced demand downturn is piling deflationary…
View More Japan's consumer prices continue to slide on deflationary pressure from COVID-19French consumer prices flat in September: INSEE first reading
FILE PHOTO: A customer pushes a shopping trolley on an escalator at the Bercy shopping centre in Charenton Le Pont, near Paris, August 29, 2013.…
View More French consumer prices flat in September: INSEE first readingNY Fed's Williams says flexible inflation targeting not based on a formula
(Reuters) – The Federal Reserve will need to purposely overshoot on its 2% inflation target temporarily to make up for periods when inflation is lower…
View More NY Fed's Williams says flexible inflation targeting not based on a formulaWhat is the UK’s inflation rate?
Inflation affects everything from mortgages to the cost of our shopping and the price of train tickets. The latest UK inflation figures we have, for…
View More What is the UK’s inflation rate?Fed relaxes inflation target in major policy shift
The Federal Reserve has signalled a major shift in its approach to managing inflation, as it tries to do more to aid the US economy’s…
View More Fed relaxes inflation target in major policy shiftGasoline, portfolio management fees boost U.S. producer prices in July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. producer prices increased by the most in more than 1-1/2 years in July, but the overall trend in producer inflation remained…
View More Gasoline, portfolio management fees boost U.S. producer prices in JulyU.S. job openings rise in June, likely exaggerate labor market health
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job openings increased in June but the surge in vacancies was accompanied by a rise in workers quitting their positions at…
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