Browsing: Economy

By Leika Kihara NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) – Many central bank governors from the Group of Seven (G7) rich nations appeared to feel the impact of past…

The numbers: U.S. producer prices rose 0.2% in April, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had forecast the PPI would…

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries are set to discuss concern about China’s use of “economic coercion” in its…

Corrects the historical for the level of claims. The numbers: Initial jobless claims rose by 22,000 to 264,000 in the week ended May 6, the Labor…

By Christian Kraemer and Leika Kihara NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) -Finance leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations warned on Saturday of mounting economic uncertainty, in…

The numbers: The Federal Reserve said Thursday its emergency lending to banks rose to $92.4 billion in the week ended May 10 from $81.1 billion last…

By Andrea Shalal NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday it would be “absolutely devastating” if the United States failed to…

The numbers: The cost of U.S. imported goods rose 0.4% in April, the Labor Department said Friday. This was the first increase this year. Economists polled…

By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -Australia’s Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell said on Friday he was “pleased” with his talks with his Chinese counterpart…

Consumer-price increases in the U.S. may be cooling, but rising housing costs are still fueling lingering inflation. Consumer inflation was up 4.9% in April from the…