This weekly round-up brings you the latest stories from the world of economics and finance. Top economy stories: US job growth slows but unemployment falls; Sovereign debt ratings at risk from high carbon emissions; Inflation continues to fall around the world. 1. US job growth slows but wages continue to increase Fewer jobs were added […]
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Bryan Kaenrath, new city manager of Waterville, sits at his 1920s-era antique desk in his new office at City Hall in Waterville on Thursday. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel WATERVILLE — Bryan Kaenrath believes a city manager does his job best when he has a good pulse of the community. That is why Kaenrath, who has […]
(PTI) The rupee gained 17 paise to close at 82.68 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday after the Reserve Bank left its key interest rates unchanged. Forex traders said rupee appreciated tracking a weak tone in the US dollar. However, weak domestic markets and a surge in crude oil prices capped sharp gains. At […]
Banknotes of Chinese yuan and U.S. dollar are seen in this illustration picture taken September 29, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration TOKYO, Aug 10 (Reuters) – The dollar held near the centre of its range this week against a basket of major peers, as investors awaited key U.S. inflation data later Thursday that could influence the path […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s new yuan loans are expected to fall sharply in July from June after record lending in the first half, a Reuters poll showed, but they could still exceed the year-earlier amount as the central bank seeks to underpin the economy amid a faltering recovery. Chinese banks are estimated to have issued […]
About 30 years ago, Bill Clinton’s political strategist James Carville coined a phrase that he was convinced would help Clinton defeat then-President George H.W. Bush in the general election. With the United States in the midst of a recession at the time, Carville believed hammering Bush on his economic policies would help Clinton win. Clinton […]
China’s consumer and producer prices both declined in July from a year ago, a sign of deflation pressure as demand in the world’s second-largest economy weakens. The consumer price index dropped 0.3% last month from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday, marking its first decline since February 2021. Economists surveyed by […]
REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino Russia’s currency in recent days has plunged to its lowest level against the greenback since the war in Ukraine began. The ruble traded around 96 against the US dollar on Tuesday, a 30% decline from January. Russia’s economy is struggling in the face of western sanctions and war in Ukraine, experts say. Russia’s […]
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