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Brazil's mid-September inflation rebounds on higher housing prices
SAO PAULO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Inflation in Brazil sped up in the month to mid-September after briefly dipping into negative territory a month earlier, though it still undershot market expectations, data from statistics agency IBGE showed on Thursday. The figures come as Brazil's centra...Reuters
Thu, Sep 25
US real GDP expands 3.8% in Q2 vs. 3.3% expected
The United States' (US) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded at an annual rate of 3.8% in the second quarter, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis' (BEA) final estimate showed on Thursday. This reading came in above the previous estimate and the market expectation of 3.3%.Fxstreet
Thu, Sep 25
Fed's Miran: Less 'daylight' between him and others on interest rates after 2025 - BBG TV
Sept 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran, who has called for sharp interest rate cuts this year, said on Thursday there is less "daylight" between his projections for the level of interest rates and other central bank policymakers after this year."If you look at ne...Reuters
Thu, Sep 25
US core capital goods orders unexpectedly rise in August
WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods unexpectedly increased in August, but a decline in shipments of these goods suggested a moderate pace of growth in business spending on equipment this quarter. Non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft, a c...Reuters
Thu, Sep 25
Fed's Schmid says rate cut was right move to offset job market risks
Schmid says Fed is close to meeting its mandatesSchmid says slightly restrictive rate policy is right place to beSchmid said future rate moves will be data dependentBy Michael S. DerbySept 25 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Jeffrey Schmid said on Thursday that last week’s c...Reuters
Thu, Sep 25
US goods trade deficit contracts sharply in August
WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit in goods contracted sharply in August amid a plunge in imports, government data showed.The goods trade gap narrowed 16.8% to $85.5 billion last month, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had...Reuters
Thu, Sep 25
US second-quarter GDP growth revised sharply higher
WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew faster than previously thought in the second quarter, pumped up by an ebb in imports and a pickup in consumer spending, but momentum appears to have since slowed. Gross domestic product increased at an upwardly revised 3.8% annualized rate last q...Reuters
Thu, Sep 25
US weekly jobless claims fall, but labor market softening
WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, but the labor market has lost its luster amid an anemic pace of hiring. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 218,000 for the...Reuters
Thu, Sep 25
