Economic Indicators6 hours ago (Apr 22, 2020 11:50AM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Yonge and Dundas Square in Toronto, Ontario, Canada By Kelsey Johnson OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s annual inflation rate tumbled to a near five-year low of 0.9% in March as the coronavirus crisis and an oil supply war […]
UK inflation fell just before coronavirus lockdown, weighed by clothing
Coronavirus3 hours ago (Apr 22, 2020 02:30AM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in London By Andy Bruce and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – Dragged down by clothing and footwear prices, Britain’s inflation rate fell as expected in March when oil prices tumbled and […]
China’s daily air passenger numbers up 7.9% in April vs March -aviation regulator
Economic Indicators5 hours ago (Apr 22, 2020 12:15AM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Man in protective suit stands at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s aviation regulator said on Wednesday daily transported air passenger numbers rose 7.9% this month, as of April 21, from March, but […]
Australian Toilet Paper Buying Frenzy Spurs Record Retail Sales
Forex7 hours ago (Apr 21, 2020 10:36PM ET) (C) Reuters. Australian Toilet Paper Buying Frenzy Spurs Record Retail Sales (Bloomberg) — Australian retail sales soared by the most on record in March as households embarked on a buying frenzy, led by massive purchases of toilet paper, ahead of an expected […]
Australian retail sales surge in March, might avert first-quarter GDP contraction
Economy7 hours ago (Apr 21, 2020 10:35PM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Shoppers line up outside Costco Wholesale store in Epping, Melbourne By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian retail sales surged by the most on record in March as a lockdown for the coronavirus spurred panic buying of food […]
Mexico Cuts Key Rate 50 Basis Points in Unscheduled Decision
Forex14 hours ago (Apr 21, 2020 03:36PM ET) (C) Bloomberg. A pedestrian wearing a protective mask and gloves passes in front of closed kiosks on Santiago Arguello street in Tijuana, Mexico, on March 23. Photographer: Alejandro Cegarra/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Mexico’s central bank delivered a second emergency interest rate cut amid […]
Coronavirus-related job losses hit U.S. black, Hispanic families hardest, studies find
Economic Indicators1 hour ago (Apr 21, 2020 03:30PM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People wait in line for donated food distribution at the Queensbridge houses, a NYCHA public housing complex, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Queens, New York By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) – Black and Hispanic […]
Mexico inflation in first half of April seen falling to lowest since 2015: Reuters poll
Economic Indicators2 hours ago (Apr 21, 2020 02:25PM ET) (C) Reuters. Man counts money to pay meat products at Granada market in Mexico City MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican annual inflation likely eased in the first half of April to its lowest in more than four years, a Reuters poll […]
U.S. home sales tumble as coronavirus keeps buyers indoors
(C) Reuters. Real estate signs advertise new homes for sale in multiple new developments in York County, South Carolina By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. home sales dropped by the most in nearly 4-1/2 years in March as extraordinary measures to control the spread of the novel coronavirus brought […]
Spain’s service sector created net jobs in mid-April after March layoffs
Economic Indicators5 hours ago (Apr 21, 2020 10:50AM ET) MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish labour minister Yolanda Diaz said on Tuesday the country’s services sector started creating net jobs last week, marking a slight improvement after companies massively laid off workers in March, but overall unemployment still rose in April. “Since […]