Fed’s Kugler says inflation risks remain, cites economic policy uncertainty
Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler said on Thursday U.S. inflation still has “some way to go” to reach the Fed’s…
UK job postings rise, easing some labour market gloom
The number of job postings in the United Kingdom rose for the first time in seven months in January, a…
Japan’s factory activity shrinks for 8th straight month, PMI shows
Japan’s factory activity extended declines for an eighth straight month in February but at a slower pace, a private-sector survey…
Fed’s Goolsbee says PCE inflation reading unlikely to be as ‘sobering’ as CPI
Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said he does not expect the inflation reading the U.S. central bank uses to…
Fed’s Jefferson says AI is speeding investors’ reactions to central bankers’ messages
Artificial intelligence is speeding the rate at which investors react to specific sentences in central bankers’ speeches and in statements…
Germany’s second election debate brings heated discussions but no winner
Another Sunday, another German election tv debate but this time it wasn’t a duel but a ‘quadrell’; a discussion of…
US existing home sales fall more than expected in January
U.S. existing home sales dropped more than expected in January after three straight monthly increases as high mortgage rates and…
Fed’s Musalem flags risk of rising inflation expectations and stagflation
St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem on Thursday raised the twin risks of rising inflation expectations and difficult-to-address stagflation, in…
Britons cheer up a bit, helped by Bank of England rate cut, survey shows
British consumers turned a little less pessimistic this month as the Bank of England’s latest interest rate cut led to…
BOJ isn’t fretting much about rising bond yields – for now
Investors in Japan’s government bond market are getting a glimpse of life without heavy intervention by the Bank of Japan,…