Monthly archive November, 2019

The UK labor market remained weak in the third quarter as employment and vacancies declined notably ahead of general election. The employment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 76 percent in the third quarter, the Office for National Statistics Read More →

German economic confidence strengthened sharply to a six-month high in November on rising hopes of an improvement in the global economic environment, survey data from the ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research in Mannheim showed on Tuesday. The Read More →

New Zealand's central bank left the key interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, defying expectations for a reduction, and signaled that it was ready to add more stimulus if needed, in the backdrop of subdued growth and below-target inflation. The Monetary Read More →

UK consumer price inflation eased more-than-expected in October to its lowest level in three years, due to lower utility costs, thanks to the lowering of the energy price cap. The consumer price index rose 1.5 percent year-on-year following a 1.7 Read More →

Partly reflecting a substantial rebound in energy prices, the Labor Department released a report on Wednesday showing U.S. consumer prices rose by slightly more than anticipated in the month of October. The Labor Department said its consumer price index climbed Read More →

The U.S. dollar turned in a mixed performance against major currencies on Wednesday, although the dollar index spent much of the session in positive territory, aided by positive comments about the state of the economy by the Federal Reserve Chair Read More →