LONDONBRUSSELS, Feb 2 Reuters Europe will have enough gas supply for the next 10 years and thereafter despite a move by the U.S. administration to pause approvals on new liquefied natural gas LNG plants, EU energy officials and analysts said, dismissing industry39;s warnings. Gas companies and lobby groups who learned of the move ahead of […]

Nonfarm payrolls increase 353,000 in January Unemployment rate unchanged at 3.7 Average hourly earnings rise 0.6; up 4.5 yearonyear WASHINGTON, Feb 2 Reuters U.S. job growth accelerated in January and wages increased by the most in nearly two years, signs of persistent strength in the labor market that could make it difficult for the Federal […]

Feb 2 Reuters Federal Reserve policymakers seeking greater confidence that inflation is on track to their 2 goal were dealt a setback on Friday when new data showed U.S. job growth surged last month at well above the prepandemic pace, and wage growth accelerated. The numbers 353,000 new jobs added across a broad range of […]

BEIJING, Feb 2 Reuters China39;s financial regulator on Friday issued measures that urge commercial banks to further improve credit management, to better serve the real economy. The National Financial Regulatory Administration issued measures on the management of banks39; fixed asset loans, working capital loans and personal loans, according to statements released on the regulator39;s website. […]

SEOUL, Feb 2 Reuters South Korea consumer inflation slowed to a sixmonth low in January, official data showed on Friday, but policymakers warned of an uptick amid price pressures from heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The consumer price index CPI stood 2.8 higher in January than the same month the year before, compared with […]