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Brazil’s Haddad sees up to 1% first-quarter growth, 2026 depends on rates
20+ hour, 1+ min ago (261+ words) BRASILIA, March 14 (Reuters) " Brazil's finance minister Fernando Haddad said the economy may grow as much as 1% in the first quarter "and signaled that full-year expansion will depend "on the path of interest rates, as expectations for the start of monetary…...
Inflation threats heat up but ECB to keep rates on ice this year, say economists: Reuters poll
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (536+ words) BENGALURU, March 13 (Reuters) " Long-held expectations the European Central Bank will keep its deposit rate steady through the end of this year remain intact among economists polled by Reuters, despite rising inflation threats from war in the Middle East. Global oil…...
BoC to keep rates on hold through this year despite war inflation risk: Reuters poll
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (643+ words) BENGALURU, March 13 (Reuters) " The Bank of Canada is forecast to keep its overnight rate on hold next week and for the rest of this year, for now looking through inflation risks from the Middle East war, according to most economists…...
At the mercy of oil: Five questions for the ECB
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (779+ words) By Yoruk Bahceli and Stefano Rebaudo LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) " The European Central Bank meets next Thursday, with traders betting that surging oil prices could push it to hike interest rates as early as this year. War in the Middle East…...
Euro zone industry takes a hit even before high energy costs bite
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (489+ words) FRANKFURT, March 13 (Reuters) " Euro zone industrial production unexpectedly shrunk in January as most of the bloc's biggest countries recorded declines, casting doubt on the sector's long-predicted recovery as surging energy costs will add to the sector's multi-year misery. Output in…...
US consumer prices likely increased in February ahead of Iran conflict
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (742+ words) WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) " U.S. consumer prices likely picked up in February as the cost of gasoline increased in anticipation of an escalating war in the Middle East, and with the conflict driving up oil prices, a further rise in inflation is…...
Iran war fuels central bank rate hike bets on inflation fears
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (603+ words) By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT, March 9 (Reuters) " Central banks across Europe came under market pressure on Monday to lift interest rates as the war in Iran drove up energy costs and revived the spectre of another inflation wave....
South Africa’s economy grows 0.4% q/q in fourth quarter
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (168+ words) South Africa's economy grows 0.4% q/q in fourth quarter'whbl.com South Africa's economy grows 0.4% q/q in fourth quarter PRETORIA, March 10 (Reuters) " South Africa's economy grew 0.4% in the fourth "quarter of 2025 in quarter-on-quarter seasonally-adjusted terms, statistics agency data showed on…...
Iran conflict forces Asian central banks into sharp policy rethink
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (808+ words) TOKYO, March 9 (Reuters) " The escalating crisis in the Middle East has dramatically changed the outlook for Asian central banks, with the huge supply shock posing a difficult trade-off between underpinning growth and countering inflation. For emerging Asian central banks, cutting…...
Euro zone bonds slide as Middle East war drives up oil prices, stokes market jitters
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (330+ words) LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) " Euro zone government bonds fell sharply on Monday, extending last week's selloff and driving yields higher as fears of a prolonged fallout from "the widening war in the Middle East pushed up "oil prices and worsened inflation…...