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US import prices increase solidly in February
WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. import prices unexpectedly rose in February amid higher costs for consumer goods, which does not bode well for the inflation outlook.Import prices increased 0.4% last month, matching January's upwardly revised gain, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor...Reuters
Tue, Mar 18
INSTANT VIEW-Canada's annual inflation rate increases to 2.6% in February
TORONTO, March 18 (Reuters) - Canada's annual inflation rate rose to a higher than expected 2.6% in February, on broad-based increases, including the end of the GST/HST holiday on food and certain other items, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday.Market reaction: CAD/Link: https://www150.statcan.gc...Reuters
Tue, Mar 18
INSTANT VIEW-Canada's annual inflation rate increases to 2.6% in February
TORONTO, March 18 (Reuters) - Canada's annual inflation rate rose to a higher than expected 2.6% in February, on broad-based increases, including the end of the GST/HST holiday on food and certain other items, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday.Market reaction: CAD/Link: https://www150.statcan.gc...Reuters
Tue, Mar 18
US housing starts rebound strongly in February
WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. single-family homebuilding rebounded sharply in February, but rising construction costs from tariffs and labor shortages threaten the recovery.Single-family housing starts, which account for the bulk of homebuilding, surged 11.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual ...Reuters
Tue, Mar 18
Ukraine buys US LNG amid Trump-Putin talks on ending war
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV, March 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine has bought 100 million cubic metres of U.S. liquefied natural gas in a deal between state firm Naftogaz and Poland's Orlen PKN.WA, days after Kyiv declared its plan to buy large volumes of U.S. gas this year, Naftogaz said on Tuesday.U.S. P...Reuters
Tue, Mar 18
EXPLAINER-Where is Crimea and why is it contested?
March 18 (Reuters) - The Crimean peninsula, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014, is at the centre of the worst East-West standoff since the Cold War.The fate of Crimea and four provinces where Russia has captured territory since invading Ukraine in 2022 was widely thought to be on the agenda of...Reuters
Tue, Mar 18
ECB’s Rehn: Can either cut or pause in April, depending on data
European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker Olli Rehn said on Tuesday that the central bank “can either cut or pause in April, depending on data.” Additional quotes The effect of increased defence spending would only likely be over the medium term.
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Tue, Mar 18
Fed watchers see good chance of change in balance sheet drawdown
Fed may slow or pause QT as early as this week, a number of analysts now believeMain concern involves dynamics around the federal debt ceiling'Various' policymakers had shown openness to a change during discussions at January's meetingBy Michael S. Derby March 18 (Reuters) - Wall Stre...Reuters
Tue, Mar 18
Tighter credit, slower spending by better-off households may further cloud Fed outlook
Stock market slump could hit wealthy households' consumptionConsumers see credit as harder to obtain, threatening spendingFed could face slowing growth and faster inflationBy Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - Tumbling stock markets and signs of tightening credit may make the F...Reuters
Tue, Mar 18
