LONDON, March 15 Reuters Britain remains on track for a record fall in living standards over the two years to the end of March 2024, despite an upward revision to growth forecasts, the Office for Budget Responsibility OBR said on Wednesday. The OBR said real household disposable income per person was on course to fall […]

TOKYO, March 16 Reuters Japan posted two straight years of export gains, led by solid U.S.bound shipments of cars, although expectations of a strong recovery in demand are quickly fading amid global monetary tightening and worries about banks worldwide. The world39;s thirdbiggest economy has struggled to make a solid postCOVID recovery, undermined by lacklustre household […]

STOCKHOLM, March 16 Reuters Longterm inflation expectations among financial and business groups in Sweden fell in March, a poll commissioned by the central bank showed on Thursday. Inflation measured with a fixed interest rate five years ahead, the horizon watched most closely by the central bank, was seen at 2.2 versus 2.3 three months earlier. […]

SYDNEY, March 16 Reuters Australia employment rebounded strongly in February after two months of declines, while the jobless rate fell back to near 50year lows, suggesting the country39;s labour market remained tight amid a slew of interest rate hikes by the central bank. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics ABS showed on Thursday that […]