GLOBAL ECONOMY Global factory activity stays weak, uncertainty on China clouds outlook
An employee works on a production line manufacturing steel structures at a factory in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China May 17,...
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US consumer spending cools; labor market gradually slowing
Consumer spending increases 0.2% in OctoberPersonal income gains 0.2%; saving rate climbs to 3.8%Core PCE price index rises 0.2%; up...
US third-quarter growth revised higher; corporate profits rise strongly
Third-quarter GDP growth raised to 5.2% rate from 4.9%Consumer spending revised lowerCorporate profits increase 4.3%WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - The...
Sterling rises to highest since early Sept on PMI beat
Pound and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON,...
US weekly jobless claims at three-month high; import prices tumble
Weekly jobless claims increase 13,000 to 231,000Continuing claims rise 32,000 to 1.865 millionImport prices drop 0.8% in OctoberWASHINGTON, Nov 16...
US labor market loosens as job gains slow, unemployment rate hits 3.9%
Nonfarm payrolls increase 150,000 in OctoberAuto strikes reduce payrolls by 33,000 jobsUnemployment rate rises to 3.9% from 3.8%Average hourly earnings...
Consumers power US economy in third quarter
Prices of fruit and vegetables are on display in a store in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., March 29, 2022....
Sterling edges up as grim data not as bad as euro zone survey
UK pound coins plunge into water in this illustration picture, October 26, 2017. Picture taken October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File...
Euro zone October PMI at near 3-year low, stirring recession worries
FILE PHOTO: People walk on a shopping street in the southern German town of Konstanz January 17, 2015.REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo...
US single-family starts rise; soaring mortgage rates a challenge
Housing starts increase 7.0% in SeptemberSingle-family starts rise 3.2%; multi-family soar 17.1%Building permits fall 4.4%; single-family increase 1.8%WASHINGTON, Oct 18...
