Oil prices weakened slightly on Friday, but remain set for a second weekly gain as positive US economic growth and signs of Chinese stimulus boosted demand sentiment, while Middle East supply concerns added further support. Brent crude futures were down 94 cents at USD 81.50 a barrel by 12:12 a.m. ET (17:12 GMT), having set […]
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 […]
The US economy continues to display resilience with robust growth throughout the year. The third quarter of 2023, in particular, exceeded expectations with GDP expanding at a strong 4.9 per cent seasonally adjusted annual rate, marking the highest quarterly gain since the fourth quarter of 2021. According to a JP Morgan report, this growth was […]
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 […]
Fitch Ratings has raised the global growth forecast for 2023 to 2.4 per cent from its March estimate of 2.0 and noted that economic activity the world over is holding up better than as was expected. “The biggest upgrades have been to emerging markets (EM) where incoming (macro) data have been a lot stronger than […]
