The uptick in consumer prices was partly due to the Lunar New Year holiday. The decline in wholesale prices also slowed last month.
Based on the balance between deflation and inflation, China’s authorities appear well-positioned to do even more in the way of economic and market stimulus.
Few economists think Britain is at risk of Japanese-style entrenched price falls.
The Dow fell Thursday as the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits last week jumped by the most since December 2013.
The blue-chip index finished the session at a new milestone ahead of Thursday's busy batch of economic indicators, including weekly jobless claims.
The fall in inflation has given some respite to households with average earnings rising by more than prices.
A key gauge the Fed uses to measure inflation remained unchanged in October, as gasoline fell for the fourth month in a row.
A company in Britain is developing the technology to replace the inside of a plane's fuselage with giant OLED screens.
The weak growth in income signals slack in the labor market, or too many job-seekers eager for work to pressure employers to raise wages.
Tuesday's government report on the U.S. Consumer Price Index is this week's most important economic news.
New jobless claims numbers as well as an uptick in inflation show U.S. economy recovering from a harsh winter.
In the 12 months through March, the core inflation rate, which excludes often-volatile food and energy prices, rose just 1.7%.
Quarterly earnings, data on inflation and housing, and opening remarks from Janet Yellen at a Fed conference should influence markets.
The slowing in the rate of CPI was in line with expectations, but the fall in PPI and input prices came in below estimates.
The rise in food prices was notably higher than the overall inflation rate, an official release noted.
The dip in inflation was mainly due to volatile components, such as unprocessed food and energy, according to Istat.
Inflation remains contained, despite monetary stimulus, which is good news for the Bank of England.
The moderate inflation rate in January 2014 was mainly due to falling prices of heating oil and motor fuel.
Despite government / central bank efforts to quell rising consumer prices, the inflation rate rose in 2013, which doesn’t bode well for 2014.
China's producer prices fell 1.4 percent in December from a year earlier, the same as in November.
Inflation rates for the euro zone are dropping, and economists warn this mean trouble.
Consumer prices in Spain and Italy rose in December, but the rate of growth remains much below the desired 2 percent target.