Browsing: Economy

The numbers: A measure of what it costs businesses to employ workers rose a sharp 1.1% in the third quarter, keeping upward pressure on U.S. inflation.…

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government warned on Monday that the conflict in the Middle East could impact the economy through energy costs, while keeping its view…

The Chicago Business Barometer, also known as the Chicago PMI, inched down to 44 in October from 44.1 in the prior month.  Economists polled by the…

Investing.com — U.S. stock futures point higher, with investors preparing for a busy week of central bank decisions, economic data, and company earnings. Meanwhile, HSBC rolls out…

The numbers: A survey of consumer confidence fell to a five-month low of 102.6 in October amid worries about inflation, rising interest rates and fighting between…

Gediminas Simkus, a member of the European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council and a Lithuanian authority, expressed skepticism towards a rate reduction in the first half…

House Republicans have released a proposal to grant Israel billions of dollars in military aid and to pay for it by cutting funding to the Internal…

FRANKFURT/VILNIUS (Reuters) -Two European Central Bank policymakers pushed back on Monday against market bets that the ECB will start cutting interest rates in the first half…

The focus of the country is about to switch to 24/7 wall-to-wall coverage of the presidential election, including primaries, debates, campaign-spending totals, and poll results. But in…

By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy tsar He Lifeng has been appointed director of a key ruling Communist Party economic body, matching his high-profile…