TOKYO, Oct 10 Reuters Nearly 86 of Japanese households expect prices to rise a year from now, a quarterly survey showed on Thursday, a sign of heightening inflation expectations that could help the central bank make the case for additional interest rate hikes. The ratio of households that expect prices to rise a year from […]

Canadian dollar weakens 0.3 against the greenback Touches its weakest since Aug. 7 at 1.3775 Price of US oil jumps 3.8 2year yield eases 7.3 basis points TORONTO, Oct 10 Reuters The Canadian dollar fell for a seventhstraight day against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday as investors weighed prospects of the Federal Reserve pausing its […]

NEW YORK, Oct 10 Reuters The U.S. dollar slipped against the yen on Thursday as investors weighed data showing labor market weakness as well as a slight uptick in consumer prices, suggesting that the Federal Reserve will likely continue cutting interest rates. Labor Department data on Thursday showed that the consumer price index increased 0.2 in September. […]

SAO PAULO, Oct 9 Reuters Inflation figures released on Wednesday painted opposite scenarios for Latin America39;s two largest economies, indicating that Brazil will keep tightening its monetary policy to combat rising prices while Mexico brings its interest rate down. The annual headline inflation figures in the two countries did not differ that much from each […]

SHANGHAI, Oct 9 Reuters European luxury shares have slid on investor concerns that Hermes handbags and Dior slingbacks may be Beijing39;s next targets for retaliation, following the EU39;s decision to slap tariffs on China EVs, but analysts say such a move is unlikely. Its a question of how Beijing will respond to the EV tariffs. Is there going to […]