MUMBAI, Feb 26 Reuters Food is likely to have a smaller weighting in India39;s consumer price index in future, a government official said on Monday, a move that could make consumer inflation less volatile after a major household survey showed lower spending on food. Food39;s weighting in the consumer price index could be lowered in […]

Demand action to address low food prices, cheap imports EU ministers promise to do more to cut red tape Farmers rally outside European Union headquarters Also stage protest in Madrid, highway blockade in Poland BRUSSELSMADRIDWARSAW, Feb 26 Reuters Farmers on Monday blocked a border crossing between Poland and Germany, threw bottles at police in Brussels and gathered […]

WASHINGTON, Feb 26 Reuters Sales of new U.S. singlefamily homes rose less than expected in January, likely curbed by frigid weather, but demand for new construction remains underpinned by a persistent shortage of previously owned homes. New home sales increased 1.5 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 661,000 units last month, the Commerce Department39;s […]