Tag: Economic Performance/Indicators
about 1 month ago
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The U.S. and European Economies Are Diverging

With eurozone economic activity weakening and inflation tumbling, rate rises appear to be having greater traction

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about 2 months ago
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Australia’s Economy Added Fewer Jobs Than Expected in September

The number of employed people rose by 6,700 from August

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about 2 months ago
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Reserve Bank of Australia Warns of Low Tolerance for Stubborn Inflation

The central bank kept the rate at 4.10% for a fourth consecutive month at the October meeting

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about 2 months ago
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Australian Consumer Confidence Slips Amid Widespread Pessimism

Consumer confidence fell by 3.7 points and the four-week moving average fell by 0.8 point, according to a survey

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2 months ago
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Australian Business Activity Resilient as Some Inflationary Forces Moderate

Business confidence remained steady, albeit below average levels

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3 months ago
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Bank of England Holds Rates for First Time in Nearly Two Years

Decision comes a day after inflation unexpectedly falls

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3 months ago
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European Central Bank Raises Key Interest Rate to Record High

Central bank signals it might have lifted rates high enough to return inflation to target

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4 months ago
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Bank of England Raises Key Interest Rate by Quarter Percentage Point

Core inflation is rising in the U.K. while falling in other big economies like the U.S. WSJ's Anna Hirtenstein explai...

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4 months ago
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Beijing Is Still Too Confident About China’s Economy

Even after second-quarter malaise, Beijing still seems inclined to stick to half measures. That could be a historic m...

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4 months ago
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Europe Returns to Timid Growth, but Bigger Headwinds Loom

Lower energy bills helped drive expansion in activity, but Europe faces litany of challenges

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4 months ago
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Bernanke Tapped to Find Out Why U.K. Central Bank Misjudged Inflation

Core inflation is rising in the U.K. while falling in other big economies like the U.S. WSJ's Anna Hirtenstein explai...

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5 months ago
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European Central Bank Raises Key Interest Rate by Quarter Percentage Point

Central bank presses ahead with campaign against inflation despite recession fears

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5 months ago
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How U.S. Drug Companies Could Tip Europe Into Recession

Swings in Ireland’s pharmaceutical industry, often rooted in tax moves by U.S.-based firms, have outsize impact on Eu...

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5 months ago
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Russia Boosts Rates as Ukraine War Costs Mount

The economy is at an inflection point. A falling ruble, soaring wages and booming debt-fueled state spending have rei...

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5 months ago
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How Long Does Inflation Anger Linger? Spanish Voters May Have the Answer

Spain has brought its inflation rate down to target earlier than most, but it is taking time for voters to feel the b...

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5 months ago
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Europeans Are Becoming Poorer. ‘Yes, We’re All Worse Off.’

An aging population that values its free time set the stage for economic stagnation. Then came Covid-19 and Russia’s ...

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5 months ago
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Global Migration Boom Keeps Housing Costs High

Surging immigration is boosting rents and supporting home prices, complicating inflation flight

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5 months ago
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Is China Mired in a ‘Balance Sheet Recession?’

Warning signs are adding up that China may face a slow, post-2008 slow U.S. recovery—absent a much bigger fiscal push

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5 months ago
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Australian Consumer Confidence Fell Despite RBA Holding Rates

Australian consumer confidence slipped again last week even as the country’s central bank’s decision to hold interest...

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5 months ago
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Stocks Little Changed to Start Week

U.S. stocks opened mostly lower after slipping last week, as investors await remarks from Federal Reserve officials.

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5 months ago
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China’s Brain Drain Threatens Its Future

China has been the most populous nation in the world since at least 1750. But in April, India’s population is set to ...

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5 months ago
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To Fight Stickier Inflation, Governments Take Aim at Corporate Profits

Decision makers increasingly agree that booming profit margins in some sectors may be complicating central banks’ bat...

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5 months ago
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Bank of Japan Needs More Confidence Inflation Will Stay High to Change Policy, Ueda Says

The BOJ is starting to see changes in inflation expectations and in the price-setting behavior of businesses, the cen...

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5 months ago
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BOJ Needs More Confidence Inflation Will Stay High to Change Policy, Ueda Says

Central bank chief says Japan’s underlying inflation rate is still below 2%

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5 months ago
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Powell, Other Central Bankers Face Uncertain Inflation Outlook

Jerome Powell, as the chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, appears to hold the country’s economic health in his hands. ...

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6 months ago
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ECB Likely to Hike Rates in July, Says Lagarde

Central bank president warned that recent economic shocks were still working their way through Europe’s economy

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6 months ago
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Germany Is Dragging Down Europe’s Economy

New problems undermine the country’s old playbook as manufacturing powerhouse

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6 months ago
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Central-Bank Action Finally Cooling Global Economy, Data Indicate

Surveys of purchasing managers point to sharper-than-expected slowdowns in the eurozone, Japan and Australia

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6 months ago
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U.K. Bond Yields Gain as Inflation Data Reinforces Rate-Rise Expectations

U.K. gilt yields rise as stronger-than-forecast U.K. inflation data increases the prospect that the Bank of England w...

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6 months ago
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Why Inflation Around the World Just Won’t Go Away

How have China, Mexico and Greece handled inflation, and where does the U.S. fit in? WSJ’s Dion Rabouin explains.

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6 months ago
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China’s Recovery Is in Real Peril Now

China’s central bank cut its key short-term rate on Tuesday. On top of weak lending data for May, that should be ring...

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6 months ago
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Inflation Drags Eurozone Economy Into Recession

Contraction in Germany, sharp fall in factory output in Ireland more than offset growth in other economies at start o...

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6 months ago
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China’s Lost Generation

Xi Jinping has a major youth unemployment problem on his hands

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6 months ago
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Cooling Eurozone Inflation Opens Path for ECB Rate Pause

A pause after an expected rate rise in June would give the central bank time to study the impact of its recent tighte...

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6 months ago
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China’s Spring Stall Darkens Employment Picture

New data confirms the nation’s post-Covid recovery has lost significant momentum

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7 months ago
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Germany Enters Recession in Blow to Europe’s Economy

Second straight quarter of contraction in eurozone’s largest economy might prompt greater caution by central bankers

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7 months ago
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Europe’s Economy Cools Down as Interest-Rate Rises Bite

Tighter monetary policies are slowing price rises, but inflation remains stubbornly high where demand is stronger

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7 months ago
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Global Trade Jumped in March, According to WSJ Indicator

The jump in flows reflects a sharp rise in exports from China and Brazil

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7 months ago
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Global Trade Jumped in March, According to WSJ Indicator

The jump in flows reflects a sharp rise in exports from China and Brazil

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