Browsing: Economy

The numbers: The cost of imported goods fell 0.8% in October and reversed some of the increase in the prior two months as oil prices declined. Economists…

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Home working in Brazil may be relieving wage pressure in an otherwise buoyant labor market, a study signed by top central bank officials…

After watching prices soar since last year, Americans and their whiplashed wallets could see things go in a new direction — prices could actually drop.Discounts and…

OTTAWA – Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has hinted at a potential ceiling on interest rates, following a period of aggressive hikes aimed at curbing…

The COVID pandemic business cycle was unprecedented across multiple dimensions: A major public health threat on a scale not seen for a century; complex demand and…

CARDIFF – The British Business Bank has launched a £130 million investment fund designed to drive sustainable economic growth by supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)…

According to investors, Tuesday’s inflation report was something to celebrate.  After the latest numbers from the Labor Department showed that consumer prices didn’t rise as fast…

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks ended little changed in holiday-shortened trading on Friday, with low volume and conviction as investors watched the start…

Over the summer months, as reporters and the markets were pondering how many more times the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates this year, New York…

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has held its repo rate steady at 8.25%, a decision made unanimously by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on November…