LONDON, Oct 18 Reuters British employers expect to give staff average pay rises of 5 during the 12 months to the end of September 2024, down from 6 over the past year, a survey showed on Wednesday in a further sign that Britain39;s labour market is softening. After a year of strong pay growth driven […]

Oct 18 Reuters JP Morgan and Nomura on Wednesday lifted their forecast for China39;s economic growth for the year, after the economy grew at a fasterthanexpected pace in the third quarter from a year earlier. JP Morgan now expects China39;s gross domestic product GDP to grow 5.2 in 2023, up from their previous forecast and […]

BERLIN, Oct 17 Reuters German investor morale improved more than expected in October, the ZEW economic research institute said on Tuesday, as market experts forecast a further decline in inflation while warning the economic situation remained challenging. The institute39;s economic sentiment index rose to 1.1 points from 11.4 points in September. Analysts polled by Reuters […]

OTTAWA, Oct 17 Reuters Canada39;s annual inflation rate unexpectedly slowed to 3.8 in September and underlying core measures also eased, data showed on Tuesday, prompting markets and analysts to trim bets for another interest rate hike next week. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast inflation to hold steady at the 4.0 rate recorded in August. […]