UK consumer price inflation unexpectedly accelerated in February for the first time in six months, led by higher prices for food and alcohol, while house price inflation was the weakest in nearly six years at the start of the year. The consumer price i…
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New Zealand posted a seasonally adjusted current account deficit of NZ$2.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018, Statistics New Zealand said on Wednesday.
The U.S. dollar exhibited weakness on Tuesday, extending recent declines, amid concerns about the economy and on speculation that the Federal Reserve will continue to maintain a dovish policy stance.
With a drop in orders for non-durable goods partly offsetting an increase in orders for durable goods, the Commerce Department released a report on Tuesday showing new orders for U.S. manufactured goods edged only slightly higher in the month of January.
Germany’s investor confidence rose sharply in March, reversing a steep fall in the previous month, to its highest level in a year, survey data from the ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research showed on Tuesday. The ZEW Indicator of Economi…
UK employment level climbed to a record high in the three months to January, while the jobless rate eased to its lowest level since the mid-1970s, as the labor market shrugged off the chaos caused by the uncertainties linked to Brexit. Employment grew …
The U.S. dollar exhibited weakness against most major currencies on Monday, extending losses from previous session, amid speculation the Federal Reserve will sound dovish this week after concluding its monetary policy meeting on Wednesday.
Homebuilder confidence in the U.S. has held steady in the month of March, according to a report released by the National Association of Home Builders on Monday. The report said the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index came in at 62 in March, unchanged…
After rebounding from four successive days of declines and exhibiting strength on Thursday, the U.S. dollar turned weak against most major currencies on Friday, as traders reacted to a mixed batch of economic data.
Preliminary data released by the University of Michigan on Friday showed a significant improvement in U.S. consumer sentiment in the month of March. The report said the consumer sentiment index jumped to 97.8 in March from the final February reading of…