On Thursday, 11 April, gold prices surged as softer-than-expected US producer prices data fueled optimism for potential interest rate cuts this year, while ongoing geopolitical uncertainties continued to bolster the appeal of the yellow metal. Spot gold witnessed a 0.3 per cent increase, reaching USD 2,340.69 per ounce, while US gold futures climbed 0.4 per […]
India will undertake another survey of family consumption as well as goods and brands at retailers to get a complete picture of domestic spending before adjusting the consumer price index (CPI), the news agency Reuters reported. The government revealed the preliminary findings of the 2022/23 household consumption expenditure survey, the first in more than a […]
The US’ consumer price inflation slowed to 3.32 per cent in October, snapping its steady climb over for the last two months, CNN reported, adding that the decline has come as a huge sigh of relief for American consumers, who have been grappling with rising prices of essential commodities over the last two years. The […]
Amid rising gas prices, the US inflation rose to 3.7 per cent, recording an acceleration for the second-straight month, CNN reported on Wednesday. However, core inflation, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, continued to slow, CNN reported citing data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Consumer Price Index, a closely watched inflation […]
China’s factory gate prices reduced at the fastest pace in seven years in May 2023 and quicker than forecasts as demand weighed on a slowing production sector and affected the fragile economic recovery, Gulf Today reported. Factory-gate price is the price at which a factory sells goods to wholesalers. China has been tackling a sharp […]
