Economics

S. Korea Consumer Index Falls After Kim Death

2011-12-27 11:17:28

S. Korea Consumer Index Falls After Kim Death

Bank of Israel Holds Benchmark Interest Rate at 2.75% as Economy Expands

2011-12-27 11:17:06

Bank of Israel Holds Benchmark Interest Rate at 2.75% as Economy Expands

Brazil to Remain Ahead of U.K. as Economy Now Sixth in World, Mantega Says

2011-12-27 11:16:38

Brazil to Remain Ahead of U.K. as Economy Now Sixth in World, Mantega Says

Bernanke Prods Savers to Become Consumers

2011-12-22 11:41:44

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke finally may be catching a break: His easy-money policies are showing signs of speeding up the economic rebound three years after he cut interest rates to zero.

European Banks Devour ECB Emergency Funds Amid Frozen Markets

2011-12-22 11:40:25

European banks borrowed enough cash from the European Central Bank at its first three-year offering to refinance almost two-thirds of the debt they have maturing next year amid concern that markets will remain frozen.

N.Z. Rugby Boost May Fade on Holding Rates

2011-12-22 11:39:28

New Zealand’s economy grew faster than analysts estimated last quarter on Rugby World Cup spending, a boost the central bank may look past as it awaits more lasting recovery signs before raising record-low interest rates.

‘Medieval’ Economy Is Kim Jong Il’s Legacy

2011-12-22 11:38:36

Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s anointed leader, inherits an economy that was outstripped by South Korea in the 1970s, shrank after the collapse of communism in Europe and now struggles under its stated policy of self-reliance.

RBA Sees Global Slowdown as European Risk Triggers Rate Cut, Minutes Show

2011-12-20 11:20:12

Australia’s central bank said an “investment boom” is helping the economy withstand Europe’s debt crisis, sending the local currency higher as traders reduced bets on the scale of future interest-rate cuts.

U.K. Shuns Aid as Europe Channels $195B to IMF

2011-12-20 11:19:34

Europe bolstered its anti-crisis arsenal, channeling 150 billion euros ($195 billion) to the International Monetary Fund as the European Central Bank widened its support for sagging bond markets.

Fed’s ‘Twist’ Asset-Purchase Program Will Lower Some Bond Yields, BIS Says

2011-12-12 10:19:07

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s $400 billion “Operation Twist” program to replace some shorter-term debt will continue to lower yields on longer-dated government debt, the Bank for International Settlements said.

U.S. Retail Sales Probably Rose in November

2011-12-12 10:17:31

Sales at retailers probably rose in November as Americans bought more new cars and shopped for the holidays, showing growth in the U.S. is picking up heading into 2012, economists said before a report this week.

Bundesbank Cools ECB Bond-Buying Talk

2011-12-12 10:16:09

Germany’s top central banker cooled speculation that the European Central Bank will extend its role as European leaders pressed their case that a new fiscal accord will deliver the region from its two-year-old debt crisis.

China May Add to Reserve-Ratio Cuts as Exports Weaken

2011-12-12 10:15:11

China’s shrinking trade surplus and the weakest export growth since 2009 may encourage Premier Wen Jiabao to keep cutting banks’ reserve requirements to sustain expansion in the world’s second-biggest economy.

Hong Kong Needs ‘Immediate’ Stimulus Should Europe Crisis Worsen, IMF Says

2011-12-09 11:15:02

Hong Kong must be ready to provide “significant and immediate” fiscal stimulus should a worsening European debt crisis threaten to drive the city into recession, according to the International Monetary Fund.

Japan GDP Rebound Was Less Than Estimate

2011-12-09 11:14:12

Japan’s economy grew less than the government’s initial estimate last quarter as companies reduced investment on concern overseas demand was stalling.

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