The UK factory orders rose to a three-year high in March as strengthening domestic demand boosted manufacturing output in the country.
Consumer prices in Britain rose more than expected in February, strengthening speculation over interest rate hike by the Bank of England (BoE).
Consumer prices in the US rose slightly more than expected in February, as energy prices increased sharply.
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) said on Monday it will increase the size of the asset purchase program from five trillion yen to 10 trillion yen and promised to inject additional liquidity into the financial system battered by the triple whammy of a disastrous earthquake, a tsunami and an unfolding nuclear crisis.
Inflation in Germany rose more than previously estimated in February, strengthening speculation that the European Central Bank (ECB) may hike interest rate as early as next month.
The Bank of England (BoE) on Thursday kept interest rates unchanged at 0.5 percent again, even though inflation remained above the central bank’s target of 2 percent for a fourteen consecutive month in January.
Gold climbed to a record high above $1,440 an ounce on Monday as the threat of violence spreading in the Middle East and North Africa pushed oil prices to 2-1/2 year highs and burnished the metal's safe-haven appeal.
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Manufacturing activity in the eurozone accelerated to a near 11-year high in February but input costs continued to rise, signaling inflationary pressures in the region.
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Inflation in the eurozone was lower than initially estimated in January, but it still remained above the European Central Bank’s (ECB) target.
Soaring oil prices will have little impact on Chinese consumer inflation, but will place considerable cost pressure on the country's manufacturers, a government adviser and ministry official said on Thursday.
Core inflation, considered the key measure of US inflation, remains tame. However, it is the incorrect measure to look at in this time period and doesn't tell the whole story.
Zambia's economy is expected to grow 6.5 percent this year and 6.6 percent next year on the back of a rally in copper prices and improvements in agriculture, a Reuters poll of 12 economists showed on Thursday.
Gold rose for a fourth day in a row on Thursday in its strongest run since September, helped by safe-haven demand as unrest spread across the Middle East, while the dollar remained under mild pressure.
US stocks declined in early trade on Thursday after official data showed that weekly jobless claims unexpectedly rose last week while Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed more than forecast in January.
The overall consumer price inflation in the U.S. rose 0.4 percent in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said on Thursday. The rise in inflation was mainly driven by increases in energy, commodities and food prices, the report said.
U.S. core consumer prices rose at their quickest pace in more than a year in January, government data showed on Thursday, but the increase was not strong enough to suggest a build-up in inflation pressures.
The UK factory orders rose in February as demand for exports from the country continued to improve. Manufacturers’ total order book balance in Britain rose to -8 in February from -16 in January, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) survey showed on Thursday.
The projection for four-quarter growth is weaker than in November for much of 2011, following the weak data around the turn of the year.
Chinese inflation hit a lower-than-forecast 4.9 percent in January, but price pressures excluding food were their strongest in at least a decade and will force the central bank to keep tightening monetary policy.
Consumer prices in Britain rose in January, mainly led by an increase in value added tax (VAT) and rising crude oil prices.
