Economic News

By Scott Kanowsky Investing.com -- Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda defended the central bank's decision to widen its yield curve control band in December, saying the move...

(Reuters) - U.S. bond funds attracted money inflows for a second straight week in the seven days to Jan. 18, buoyed by expectations that the Federal Reserve will slow the pace of...

(Reuters) - The world's largest economy hitting its debt limit is fraying confidence, just as some of the biggest names in the U.S. corporate landscape get ready to report...

(Reuters) - J.P.Morgan said the UK economy was expected to contract by 0.1% this year, revising it from the previously forecast 0.3% decline in the gross domestic product (GDP),...

By Ambar Warrick  Investing.com -- China held its benchmark lending rates at historical lows on Friday, with the government looking to spur a sharp economic recovery this year...

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- The world’s most Zen central banker may have the last laugh after all. The unflappable Haruhiko Kuroda seems all but certain to leave his post...

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar slid on Thursday in choppy trading, as a slew of data continued to show that the U.S. economy was slowing down in the...

By Yasin Ebrahim Invesitng.com -- Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard on Thursday backed higher for longer rates, saying policy will need to be “sufficiently restrictive for...

By Mark John DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The United States pitched its vision of "worker-centric" trade. China promised an "all-round opening up". Europe spoke of its quest for...

(Bloomberg) -- The Treasury Department is beginning the use of special measures to avoid a US payments default, after the federal debt limit was reached Thursday. The department is...

By Scott Kanowsky  Investing.com -- Officials at the European Central Bank were divided over whether to raise interest rates by 50 or 75 basis points in December, according to...

(Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said she favors a more moderate pace of interest-rate increases, even as the central bank continues to tighten...

By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com -- Brace for another U.S. data dump, a day after weak retail sales and industrial production numbers forced markets to reappraise the risk of a...

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - The maker of Pyrex kitchenware agreed to pay a fine and change its marketing practices to settle U.S. claims that it falsely advertised its popular...

By Scott Kanowsky Investing.com -- European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde has warned that inflation figures remain "way too high" despite optimism that price growth may...

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries held by foreigners rose in November for the first time in three months, data from the U.S. Treasury department...

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. 10-year Treasury yields fell to a four-month low on Wednesday as data showed U.S. retail sales declined more than expected in...