Browsing: Economy

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s government on Tuesday predicted a larger budget deficit but better-than-expected economic conditions in the year ahead, as it…

The numbers: U.S. consumer prices leaped 0.6% in August — the biggest increase in 14 months — largely because of higher oil prices. Yet inflation more…

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is under pressure to defend a new cap for long-term interest rates set just six weeks…

The consumer price index measures how much inflation increases the cost of food, gas, rent and other staples. Understanding how prices are changing for these items…

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland Chinese property stocks and Japanese government bonds put on a two-ring show…

The California legislature on Tuesday approved rules that will soon require companies operating in the state that have over $1 billion in gross annual revenue to…

By Vivek Mishra BENGALURU (Reuters) – China’s economy will grow less than previously thought this year and next as a struggling property market dogs what was…

“‘I continue to believe thatthe Chinese economic model poses grave financial and geopolitical threats to the U.S. and itsinterests, more so today than ever before.’” —…

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Resilient U.S. growth is fueling another rebound in the dollar and sending bearish investors scrambling, though the rally…

A leak on the eve of the European Central Bank’s interest-rate meeting has changed expectations heading into the meeting. Reuters reported that the ECB staff will…