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TREASURIES-Yields steady as investors position for New Year
By Matt TracyDec 27 (Reuters) - The yield on the benchmark U.S. Treasury note held steady on Friday, showing little reaction in a quiet holiday-shortened week to secondary data on retailers' and wholesalers' inventories.Retailers' inventories ticked up in November by 0.3% to $827.5 billion from $825...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
US goods trade gap widens in November
Dec 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. goods trade deficit widened more than expected in November on a rebound in imports, clouding the picture over whether trade might add to economic growth this quarter for the first time in a year.The goods trade gap increased to a seasonally adjusted $102.9 billion last mo...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
UPDATE 2-Brazil mid-December inflation slows but ends year above target
Adds comments from economist in paragraphs 4-5 BRASILIA, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's consumer prices rose less than expected in the month to mid-December, government statistics agency IBGE said on Friday, an outcome insufficient, however, to lead economists to foresee a better outlook for inflati...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
UPDATE 1-Brazil's jobless rate hits fresh all-time low but job creation slows
Recasts with data from formal job creation SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's jobless rate hit a fresh record low in the three months through November, official data showed on Friday, but job creation slowed to its lowest pace in nearly a year as the local labor market provides some ...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
Brazil creates less formal jobs than expected in November
BRASILIA, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's economy created a net 106,625 formal jobs in November, data from the labor ministry showed on Friday, falling short of the 129,500 positions expected in a Reuters poll of economists. (Reporting by Bernardo Caram; editing by Gabriel Araujo) ((marcela.ayres@thomso...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
UPDATE 1-Brazil mid-December inflation slows but ends year above target
Recasts throughoutBRASILIA, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's consumer prices rose less than expected in the month to mid-December, government statistics agency IBGE said on Friday, though the annual reading still ended the year above the central bank's official target.Annual inflation reached 4.71% in mi...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
UPDATE 1-Brazil bank lending rises 1.2% in November, 12-month growth edges higher
Adds further data, context in paragraphs 2-7BRASILIA, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Outstanding loans in Brazil rose 1.2% in November from the previous month, reaching 6.3 trillion reais ($1.02 trillion), central bank data showed on Friday.On a 12-month basis, growth showed a slight acceleration to 10.7%, just...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
High food prices dampen festive spirits in Russia
Inflation hits staples such as butter, potatoes, chickenReal wages rise but lag inflation over 9%High borrowing costs cool real estate, boost rental marketBy Alexander Marrow, Anastasia Bakhur and Dmitry Vasiliev YEKATERINBURG, Russia, Dec 27 (Reuters) - This holiday season, many Russians are tig...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
China says new housing metrics behind upward revision to 2023 GDP
BEIJING, Dec 27 (Reuters) - China said on Friday its 2023 gross domestic product was revised upward due in part to changes in housing sector calculation methods, which would also affect the size of the economy in 2024 but have little impact on the growth rate. On Thursday, China's 2023 GDP was raise...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
