Japan’s core inflation rate hits 19-month high
Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese inflation accelerated in January, further pressuring households as prices excluding fresh food rose 3. 2 percent ...
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ECB rate hikes result in record loss in 2024
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The European Central bank on Thursday reported a record loss in 2024 after it had aggressively ...
US Fed chair says in no rush to tweak interest rate policy
Washington (AFP) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the US central bank was in no hurry to ...
Fed’s favored inflation gauge accelerates further in December
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure accelerated for a third month in a row in December, ...
Global stocks mixed as market awaits ECB decision
New York (AFP) - Equity markets were mixed Wednesday as attention turned away from tech stocks to the outlook for ...
US Fed’s December rate cut should be its last for now: official
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve should proceed cautiously before supporting any future rate cuts, a senior bank official ...
US tariffs unlikely to have ‘significant’ inflation impact: Fed official
Washington (AFP) - The effect of new tariffs under consideration by US President-elect Donald Trump is unlikely to be "significant ...
US, European stock markets look to ring out year with gains
London (AFP) - Wall Street stocks moved higher on Tuesday, looking to ring out the year with gains as did ...
European stock markets end year with gains
London (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets ended the year Tuesday with solid gains, as all eyes turn to 2025 ...
Xi says China must apply ‘more proactive’ macroeconomic policies in 2025
Beijing (AFP) - President Xi Jinping said China will put in place "more proactive" macroeconomic policies next year, state media ...
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