FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Inflation expectations among euro zone consumers dropped in January but expectations for wage growth continued to rise, adding to fears wage growth will slow efforts to con[...]
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March 7, 2023
Australian food inflation rate falling, but slowly – country’s top grocer
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s top grocer said on Tuesday that while the food inflation rate was beginning to decline, prices were taking longer than expected to retreat off pandemic highs[...]
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Most Asian equities see outflows in Feb as rate-hike jitters weigh
By Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) – Most emerging Asia ex-China equity markets witnessed foreign outflows in February as strong U.S. economic data stirred worries that the Federal Reserve would keep int[...]
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China Jan-Feb exports, imports slump again as global demand falters
By Joe Cash and Ellen Zhang BEIJING (Reuters) -A fall in China’s exports for the January-February period pointed to continued weakness in demand for the country’s products, backing governm[...]
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Marketmind: Don’t fight central banks
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Anshuman Daga Judging by the improved mood in global equity markets, investors are once again having a go at central banks. Despite a slew o[...]
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Australia central bank tempers hawkish outlook after hiking rates to over decade high
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s central bank raised its cash rate to the highest in more than a decade on Tuesday, but suggested it might be nearly done tightening as consumer spendi[...]
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Philippines February CPI slows but rate hike still on the table
By Neil Jerome Morales and Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine annual inflation eased for the first time in six months in February owing to lower transport and food prices, but it is[...]
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Valentine’s Day spending boosts British retail sales in February – BRC
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Valentine’s Day helped to boost British retail sales in February but volumes remained down on last year as households cut back on non-essential items, a[...]
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S&P 500 ends slightly higher ahead of Powell testimony, upcoming data
By Sinéad Carew and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) – The S&P 500 made little progress on Monday, closing slightly higher than its session low as U.S. Treasury yields pulled higher with inves[...]
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