Economic Indicators News

By Fergal Smith (Reuters) - Canada's services sector contracted at a slower pace in April as firms notched some unexpected sales and added workers, but increased wages led to...

Investing.com -- The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than anticipated in April, potentially impacting when markets expect the Federal Reserve to roll out possible interest rate...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's March retail sales fell 7% from a year earlier, partly due to a high base of comparison for visitor spending and the Easter holidays, government...

BERLIN (Reuters) - German manufacturers deepened a decline in their order books in March, but economists pointed to a high comparative base of the previous year's period and...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed slightly in March as a decline in imports was tempered somewhat by a plunge in exports. The trade deficit contracted 0.1%...

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) -The downturn in manufacturing activity across the euro zone deepened in April due to crumbling demand despite factories cutting prices, pushing...

(Reuters) - Portugal's monthly unemployment rate slipped to 6.5% in March from a revised reading of 6.6% in February, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said in its flash...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's economic grew 2.7% in the first quarter on the year, official advance estimates showed on Thursday, driven by an increase in visitor arrivals and...

By Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's annual inflation rate cooled slightly in April as pressure from some food prices eased as the harvest...

Investing.com-- Australia’s trade balance shrank to an over three-year low in March, hit chiefly by a sharp increase in imports, while weakness in exports, particularly those of...

By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's factory activity contracted again in April, but manufacturers' optimism climbed to the highest level in nearly two years as output...

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's consumer inflation eased in April for the first time in three months, official data showed on Thursday, coming in lower than economists' estimates...

By Mark John LONDON (Reuters) - Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Europe fell 4% last year, with Germany seeing a sharp 12% drop in projects amid concern over its economic...

(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it would leave interest rates unchanged and announced plans to slow the speed of its balance sheet drawdown, after having spent...

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON(Reuters) - U.S. job openings fell to a three-year low in March, while the number of people quitting their jobs declined, signs of easing labor market...

LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices fell unexpectedly for a second month running during April, figures from mortgage lender Nationwide showed on Wednesday. House prices fell...

WASHINGTON(Reuters) - U.S. construction spending unexpectedly fell in March likely as a resurgence in mortgage rates weighed on homebuilding, but activity remains supported by an...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job openings fell to a three-year low in March, while the number of people quitting their jobs declined, signs of easing labor market conditions that...

By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian manufacturing activity slowed in April, extending a lengthy period of contraction for the sector, as output and new orders fell at an...

By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian manufacturing activity slowed in April, extending a lengthy period of contraction for the sector, as output and new orders fell at an...

WASHINGTON(Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing contracted in April amid a decline in orders after briefly expanding in the prior month, while a measure of prices paid by factories for...

Investing.com -- The U.S. private sector added far more jobs than expected in April, pointing to continued strength in the labor market that will likely impact how Federal Reserve...

RIYADH (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia's real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased 1.8% year-on-year in the first quarter, flash estimates by the government's statistical authority...

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's exports rose for a seventh straight month in April, trade data showed on Wednesday, as strong demand for chips continued to lead growth while...

By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil released vigorous job market figures on Tuesday, reinforcing views of stronger economic activity at the beginning of this year but...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity shrank at a slower pace in April as declines in output and new orders eased, a private-sector survey showed on Wednesday. Inflationary...

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. labor costs increased more than expected in the first quarter amid a rise in wages and benefits, confirming the surge in inflation...

By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's inflation in April is expected to hit 0.59%, extending its deceleration and taking 12-month consumer price growth to its lowest...

(Reuters) - Mexico's economy posted better-than-expected first-quarter growth versus the previous three months but lost steam on a yearly basis, preliminary estimates from...

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone economy rebounded in the first quarter from a mild recession as Germany returned to growth and expansion accelerated...

By Promit Mukherjee and Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada's economy likely weakened in the first quarter, data from Statistics Canada showed on Tuesday, bolstering...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation held steady as expected in April but a crucial indicator on underlying price pressures slowed, solidifying an already strong case for the...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence deteriorated in April, falling to its lowest level in more than 1-1/2 years amid worries about the labor market and income, a...

(Reuters) - U.S. home prices leapt in February by the most in nearly two years, federal housing authorities reported on Tuesday, reflecting the effects that lean home supply...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Cases of negative equity in Hong Kong's residential mortgage loans rose 27% in the first quarter from the previous one to the highest in 20 years, the city's...