SYDNEY, April 14 Reuters Australia39;s unemployment rate held at a 13year low in March as jobs growth slowed after months of strong gains, though recordhigh vacancies suggest it is only a matter of time before unemployment falls further. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday showed a jobless rate of 4.0, when analysts […]

WELLINGTON, April 14 Reuters Tighter lending criteria and rising interest rates, coupled with inflation, continue to weigh on house prices and sales activity in New Zealand, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand REINZ said on Thursday. Seasonally adjusted nationwide median house prices fell 4.8 in March from February but remain up 7.4 year on […]

March export growth eases slightly but beats forecasts March imports unexpectedly fall Ukraine war, COVID lockdowns taking a toll BEIJING, April 13 Reuters China39;s imports unexpectedly fell in March as COVID19 curbs across large parts of the country hampered freight arrivals and weakened domestic demand, while export growth slowed, prompting analysts to expect a worsening […]

SYDNEY, April 13 Reuters A measure of Australian consumer sentiment slipped for a fifth straight month in April as rising inflation and the risk of higher interest rates weighed on family finances and spending intentions. The WestpacMelbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment released on Wednesday dipped 0.9 in April from March, when it slid 4.2. […]

Feb 4 Reuters Britain39;s energy regulator Ofgem on Friday opened a consultation on a proposal to switch from halfyearly to quarterly price cap updates and reducing the advance notice for new tariffs to take effect. We are consulting on a number of changes to the price cap methodology in response to the recent unprecedented rise […]

SSP gains on sales recovery FTSE 100 down 0.2, FTSE 250 off 1.2 Both indexes set for weekly gains Feb 4 Reuters London39;s FTSE 100 ended the week in positive territory after two weeks39; of losses despite edging lower on Friday as banks retreated a day after the Bank of England raised interest rates to […]

US jobs data will be released today, which promises to attract increased market attention and could cause a surge of volatility in the dollar and equities. In the January employment estimates, investors and traders will be looking for answers as to how active policy tightening from the US Federal Reserve will be, whether wage inflation […]

LONDON, Feb 3 Reuters Euro zone economic growth lost more momentum in January as the bloc39;s dominant services industry suffered from subdued demand amid tighter restrictions to contain the Omicron coronavirus variant, a survey showed. Some governments in the currency union have been encouraging citizens to stay at home to try and stop the more […]

US inflation data for January is in the spotlight in the markets today. The annual growth rate is expected to break 40year records, reaching 7.3 compared with 7.0 in December. Higher oil prices in recent weeks will reinforce the general price index. But more important in this case may be the core CPI, where prices […]

Inflation surge ignites 39;linker39; bond trading Bank revenues from trading inflation products on the rise Record inflationsensitive exchange traded product inflows LONDON, Feb 8 Reuters Almost overnight, inflationlinked bonds have become the hot ticket in global financial markets, pitting banks against hedge funds in a battle for market share and scarce trading talent. The 4.4 […]