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Dollar heads for weekly drop as jobs data dims Fed hike bets
12+ hour, 34+ min ago (520+ words) HONG KONG, July 3 (Reuters) " The U. S. dollar slid toward its biggest weekly loss since April on Friday after a tepid jobs report cooled market expectations for a near-term Federal Reserve rate hike, providing some relief for the embattled Japanese yen. Broad…...
Indonesia's June annual inflation accelerates to 3. 34%
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (112+ words) KWSN Indonesia's June annual inflation accelerates to 3. 34% JAKARTA, July 1 (Reuters) " Indonesia's annual inflation rate accelerated "to 3. 34% in June from 3. 08% the previous month, data showed on Wednesday, "higher "than the median "forecast in a Reuters poll and moving closer to "the…...
Russian regulator demands explanation after one Moscow petrol retailer hikes prices by 19%
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (200+ words) MOSCOW, June 18 (Reuters) " Russia's anti-monopoly watchdog on Thursday asked a major petrol retailer in Moscow for "an explanation after it hiked "prices for 95-octane petrol by 19% in the last week. FAS, the watchdog, sent the demand to Neftmagistral, a company…...
Brazil still has room for more interest rate cuts, says finance minister
2+ week, 1+ day ago (208+ words) SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, June 18 (Reuters) " Brazil's Finance Minister Dario Durigan said on Thursday that there was still room "for further interest rate cuts in "Brazil, but emphasized that it was the central bank's prerogative. Brazil's central bank on Wednesday cut…...
US manufacturing activity rises to four-year high in May, S&P Global survey shows
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (38+ words) By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - U. S. manufacturing activity strengthened in May, scaling the highest level in four years, as businesses boosted inventories to guard against potential shortages and rising prices related to the war with. .....
Explainer-Venezuela starts giant debt rework, but hurdles remain
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (237+ words) By Karin Strohecker LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - Venezuela launched a "comprehensive public debt restructuring" on Wednesday, but still faces major hurdles to pull off one of the largest and most complex sovereign reworks on record. The government and st. .....
April jobs report shows continued strength
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (397+ words) NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) - U. S. employment increased more than expected in April while the unemployment rate held steady at 4. 3%, pointing to labor market resilience and reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve would leave interest rates unch. .....
Spain should get new seat on ECB board, outgoing VP says
2+ mon, 18+ hour ago (41+ words) FRANKFURT, May 3 (Reuters) - Spain should retain a seat on the European Central Bank's Executive Board and even the presidency was a possibility, outgoing ECB Vice "President Luis de Guindos said in a newspaper interview on Sunday. De Guindos, a forme....
Sioux Falls unemployment rate inches higher " still low
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (170+ words) KWSN Sioux Falls unemployment rate inches higher " still low SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO. com) " Unemployment has moved slightly higher in Sioux Falls. Until recently, the rate was below 2 percent, which is below the state-wide average. Now, it's at 2. 5%, which is…...
SD unemployment rate moves higher
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (71+ words) KWSN SD unemployment rate moves higher PIERRE, SD (KELO. com) " South Dakota's unemployment rate is moving higher'but is still among the lowest rates in the nation. The state's jobless rate inched higher to 2. 3% in February, the most recent month available'from…...