Feb 1 (Reuters) – Italian EU-harmonised consumer prices (HICP) fell a preliminary 1.3% month-on-month in January, with annual inflation slowing…
South Korea slides toward recession as Jan exports plunge
By Jihoon Lee and Choonsik Yoo SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s economy inched toward its first recession in three years as…
Currency fluctuations’ impact on N. American cos rose sharply in Q3 -report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The negative impact of currency fluctuations on North American companies’ results rose sharply again in the…
China’s Xi vows to help consumers spend ‘without worries’
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping telegraphed plans to revive consumption and reaffirmed an ambition to accelerate the country’s…
China’s Jan factory activity contracts at slower pace – Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory activity shrank more slowly in January than in the previous month thanks to the end…
Chinese investors pivot to stocks from bonds on recovery hopes – funds report
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese investors are starting to shift money from bonds to stocks, betting on a robust recovery for…
Euro zone factories are likely over the worst – PMI
LONDON (Reuters) – The downturn in euro zone manufacturing activity eased again last month suggesting the worst may be over,…
South African factory activity stable in January – Absa PMI
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African manufacturing activity remained in positive terrain in January, as a decline in employment and new…
German manufacturers’ outlook brightens but orders keep falling in Jan – PMI
BERLIN (Reuters) – German manufacturers started the year with a slightly brighter outlook on the year ahead despite the fact…
French Jan factory activity rebound not as strong as forecast -PMI
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s manufacturing activity rebound in January was not quite as strong as first forecast, a survey showed…