Canada Inflation Rate Gallops to near 40Year High, Calls for Supersized Rate Hike Mount

OTTAWA, June 22 Reuters Canadian consumer prices increased in May at rates not seen since January 1983, surging past analyst forecasts, largely driven by pricey gasoline, official data showed on Wednesday, upping the pressure on the central bank to hike rates more forcefully Canada39;s annual inflation rate accelerated to 7.7 in May, galloping past April39;s […]
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UK House Prices up 12.4 in Year to April ONS

LONDON, June 22 Reuters British house prices in April were 12.4 higher than a year earlier, the secondbiggest annual rise in figures going back to 2006, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday. The big price rise bucks signs of a slowdown in other measures of house prices, and is the largest annual increase […]
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Pakistan, IMF say Bailout Talks make Progress

IMF official terms progress 39;important39; Pakistan finmin says fiscal, budget targets agreed Minister expects IMF to up size, duration of bailout ISLAMABAD, June 22 Reuters Key progress has been made in talks on the revival of Pakistan39;s International Monetary Fund bailout programme, both sides said on Wednesday, with Islamabad expecting the lender to increase the […]
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UK Inflation Hits 40Year Record, Highest in G7

Inflation hits 9.1, highest since March 1982 UK has highest inflation rate out of G7 Food price inflation hits highest since 2009 Inflation to top 11 later this year, BoE predicts LONDON, June 22 Reuters Soaring food prices pushed British consumer price inflation to a 40year high of 9.1 last month, the highest rate out […]
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German Tax Take Soars, but War clouds Outlook

BERLIN, June 21 Reuters Germany39;s estimated tax take over the first five months of the year was 15.1 higher than last year, thanks partly to a strong recovery from the pandemic and despite the war in Ukraine, the Finance Ministry said. The estimated tax take for May by both central and regional governments was up […]
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