By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Whisper it, but Wednesday could be a pretty quiet day in Asia after Wall Street closed little changed[...]
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April 18, 2023
Three Fed bank boards wanted bigger rate hike in March
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – The boards of directors at the Cleveland, St. Louis and Minneapolis Federal Reserve banks had wanted a half-point interest-rate hike before the mid-March collapse of tw[...]
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US debt ceiling deadline could be sooner than anticipated, banks warn
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. government’s deadline to raise the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling could be sooner than expected, raising the prospect of a short-term debt limit ext[...]
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Dollar slips after upbeat China data; euro, pound rise
By Herbert Lash and Samuel Indyk NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar fell against most major currencies on Tuesday after better-than-forecast growth data from China, while strong pay figures[...]
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Canada’s inflation rate slows to 4.3% in March, slowest pace since 2021
By Ismail Shakil and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s annual inflation rate eased in March to 4.3%, its slowest pace in 19 months but still more than double the Bank of Canada’s 2%[...]
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Yellen to lay out U.S. economic priorities on China in Thursday speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday will lay out the Biden administration’s principal objectives for the U.S.-China economic relationship in a speech in[...]
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US housing market stabilizing as single-family homebuilding, permits surge
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. single-family homebuilding increased for a second straight month in March, while permits for future construction surged, offering some glimmers of h[...]
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ECB’s Lane backs May rate hike with size depending on data
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank’s (ECB) chief economist on Tuesday backed a further interest rate increase at the ECB’s next meeting but said its size would depend on incomi[...]
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Russian central bank official sees 2023 growth close to 1%
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s economic growth this year is likely to come in at the top end of the central bank’s forecast range of between minus 1% and 1%, a senior bank official said[...]
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