China Q3 GDP growth seen hitting 1-year low, raising heat on policymakers
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economy likely grew at the slowest pace in a year in the third quarter, hurt by power shortages, supply bottlenecks and sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks and raising
Fed’s Bostic says pandemic pressures pose risks for long-term inflation expectations
(Reuters) - U.S. inflation is above the Federal Reserve's 2% inflation target and policymakers need to watch carefully to ensure that pandemic-induced pressures do not cause long-term inflation
Dubai housing a buyer’s market despite surprise price rise – Reuters poll
By Md Manzer Hussain BENGALURU - Strong demand is likely to make Dubai house prices rise more sharply this year than previously thought, although plentiful supply is likely to ensure the city state
Turkish lira slides almost 8% after intervention-driven surge
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The lira tumbled almost 8% against the dollar on Monday amid persisting investor concern over Turkey's monetary policy, having surged more than 50% last week after
Jobs rebound, hot inflation bolster case for Bank of Canada rate hike
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's return to pre-pandemic job levels has likely sealed the deal on the Bank of Canada ending its quantitative easing program this month and, coupled with red
Randstad posts slight second-quarter beat as job markets tighten
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Global staffing group Randstad on Tuesday reported second-quarter core earnings and revenue growth ahead of market expectations, driven by widespread demand for services across
Global energy transition to cause short-term economic pain -report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The transition to clean energy required to prevent temperatures from rising swiftly could shave 2% off global GDP by 2050 but is likely recoverable before the end of the century
ECB governors sought greater acknowledgement of inflation risks – sources
By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers meeting last week sought a greater acknowledgement of inflation risks but were rebuffed by the bank's
Fed’s Quarles: Still expects inflation jump will be transitory
June 2, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fed vice chair for supervision Randal Quarles said Tuesday a recent jump in inflation will prove transitory, even as...
Euro zone banks left flying solo by new glitch in ECB payment system
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Several euro zone commercial and central banks were left flying solo by a new glitch in the European Central Bank's payment system late on Monday as they lost access to their