[ad_1] WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – U.S. mortgage applications plunged to their lowest level in more than two years last week as rising mortgage rates dampened demand for loans to…
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Japan upgrades Q1 GDP as business spending picks up
[ad_1] Jan-Mar revised GDP +2.7% annualised vs f’cast +1.9% Growth much faster than initial +1.6% on inventory upgrade Capex revised up to +1.4%, consumption slightly down to +0.5% Domestic demand…
Czech president: Russia should be cut off from SWIFT
[ad_1] PRAGUE, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Czech President Milos Zeman, who had in the past promoted warm relations with Moscow, said on Thursday Russia’s attack on Ukraine was “crime against…
Mexico unveils tax break plan for southern business corridor
[ad_1] MEXICO CITY, June 5 (Reuters) – Mexico on Monday pitched a series of tax incentives aimed at luring companies into investing in a business corridor that President Andres Manuel…
US banks could face 20% hike to capital requirements – WSJ
[ad_1] June 5 (Reuters) – U.S. regulators are preparing to tighten rules for large banks, which could raise their capital requirements by 20% on average, the Wall Street Journal reported…
US employers boost hiring in May, but labor market losing steam
[ad_1] Nonfarm payrolls increase 339,000 in May March, April payrolls revised up by 93,000 Unemployment rate rises to 3.7% from 3.4% Average hourly earnings gain 0.3%; up 4.3% year on…
G7 to discuss crafting emergency plans to deal with digital bank runs -Nikkei
[ad_1] TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) – Finance leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies will discuss this week the idea of setting up individual emergency plans in case…
Banks tighten credit terms, see loan demand drop, Fed survey shows
[ad_1] May 8 (Reuters) – U.S. banks tightened credit standards over the first months of the year and saw weakness in loan demand from businesses and consumers, Federal Reserve survey…
US labor market defies rate hikes, posts strong job gains
[ad_1] Nonfarm payrolls increase by 253,000 in April Unemployment rate falls to 3.4% from 3.5% Average hourly earning rise 0.5%; up 4.4% year-on-year WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) – U.S. job…
Italy March jobless rate edges down to 7.8%, lowest since April 2020
[ad_1] ROME, May 3 (Reuters) – Italy’s unemployment rate edged down to 7.8% in March from 7.9% in February, data showed on Wednesday, as some 22,000 jobs were created in…