Aug 23 Reuters British consumer confidence held at an almost threeyear high in August, bolstered by improving sentiment around personal finances and major purchases, according to a survey on Friday that added to positive signals in the wider economy. The GfK Consumer Confidence Index, Britain39;s longestrunning gauge of economic morale among members of the public, […]

July core consumer prices rise in line with forecasts CPI excluding fuel, food rises 1.9 yryr in July Core core CPI dips below 2 for first time in nearly 2 yrs TOKYO, Aug 23 Reuters Japan39;s core inflation accelerated for a third straight month in July, data showed on Friday, but a slowdown in demanddriven […]

Aug 23 Reuters British energy regulator Ofgem on Friday raised its price cap on household energy bills by 10 from Oct. 1 to an annual level of 1,717 pounds 2,250.64, a jump blamed on severe weather events and conflicts such as the war in Ukraine. Ultimately the price rise we are announcing today is driven […]

BERLIN, Aug 23 Reuters Euro zone consumers39; inflation expectations over the next 12 months remained steady for the third month in a row in July, a European Central Bank survey showed on Friday. The ECB39;s Consumer Expectations Survey is one input that central bankers from the euro zone39;s 20 countries use to gauge whether the […]

Aug 22 Reuters Canada39;s freight rail transport could come to a grinding halt after the country39;s two biggest railroad operators announced an unprecedented, simultaneous work stoppage following deadlocked talks over labor contracts. Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City said they had locked out their workers and shut their networks in the country early on Thursday after lastminute […]