Africa’s funding squeeze — at a time when debt-servicing payments to China are surging — places the Asian country in an ideal position to leverage debt diplomacy.

The launch of the Bloomberg Second Measure US Consumer Spend Index, powered by consumer transaction data analytics and available via the World Economic Analyzer {ECAN} solution on the Bloomberg Terminal, provides investors with a novel way to track consumer spending in the U.S.

The launch of the Bloomberg Second Measure US Consumer Spend Index, powered by consumer transaction data analytics and available via the World Economic Analyzer {ECAN} solution on the Bloomberg Terminal, provides investors with a novel way to track consumer spending in the U.S.

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 9 Reuters The South African rand slipped against a stronger dollar on Monday, with looming U.S. data likely to dictate currency moves this week. The dollar was up around 0.37 against a basket of global currencies , as markets looked to Wednesday39;s U.S. inflation report for clues about the size of a Federal Reserve rate […]

SINGAPORE, Sept 10 Reuters The dollar was steady on Tuesday and the yen inched away from onemonth highs in cautious trading as investors braced for U.S. inflation data and reassess expectations of a large interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve next week. A mixed labour report on Friday failed to make a clearcut case on whether […]

US CPI data due on Wednesday, PPI on Thursday August39;s headline CPI is expected to rise 0.2 on mm basis Traders see 71 chance of 25bps Fed rate cut this month Sept 10 Reuters Gold prices eased on Tuesday, pressured by a firmer dollar, while traders braced for key U.S. inflation figures that could offer […]