Chinese consumer prices rose for the fourth straight month in February while new lending slowed sharply, data showed Thursday, adding pressure on Beijing to fulfill its vow to control inflation. Analysts said the jump in prices would not trigger a knee-jerk response ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's narrowest measure of consumer inflation matched a record annual fall in January in a sign weak demand will prolong deflation and may prompt the Bank of Japan to expand its supply of funds to the market by mid-year. ...
<div><p>British 12-month inflation rose to 1.5 percent in October, accelerating for the first time for eight months in line with market expectations, official data showed on Tuesday.</p><p>"Consumer Prices Index (CPI) annual inflation -- the government's target measure -- was 1.5 percent in ...
<div id="subtitle">Consumer prices likely rose modestly in October as inflation remains in check</div><div><p>Consumer prices likely rose modestly in October as inflation remains subdued during the early stages of a broad economic recovery.</p><p>Rising unemployment, nervous consumers and tight credit have ...
<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rising energy costs likely pushed consumer prices up in October, but core inflation was likely tempered by sagging rents, according to a Reuters poll of economists.</p><p>A forecast 0.2 percent rise in the Consumer Price Index, the most broadly used ...
<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices rose more than expected in October, chiefly from increases in energy and motor vehicle costs, according to government data on Wednesday that showed the economy may have to confront some inflation threats during its recovery from ...
<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Construction of new homes in the United States hit a six month low in October, providing more evidence of the economy's sluggish recovery, while a surge in the cost of new and used vehicles lifted consumer prices.</p><p>The data came ...
<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer prices rose in line with expectations in November on a surge in energy costs, but prices were flat excluding food and energy, a government report showed on Wednesday.</p><p>The Labor Department said its Consumer Price Index leaped 0.4 percent ...
<div><p>US consumer prices climbed 0.4 percent in November, led by a spike in energy costs, government data showed Wednesday.</p><p>The consumer price index (CPI) was pulled higher by a 4.1 percent rise in overall energy prices, according to Labor Department figures.</p><p ...
<div><p>US consumer prices climbed 0.4 percent in November, according to government data Wednesday indicating inflation is in check.</p><p>The consumer price index (CPI) was pulled higher by a 4.1 percent rise in overall energy prices, including a 6.4 percent jump in gasoline costs, ...
