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(Bloomberg) -- Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance fell for the first time in four weeks, partially unwinding a recent spike in claims due to the omicron...

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. economic growth accelerated in the final three months of last year, fueled by the rebuilding of inventories and a pickup in consumer spending. Gross domestic...

(Bloomberg) -- Australia’s private sector shrank for the first time in four months and business confidence dived in response to a surge in Covid-19 cases that also brought...

(Bloomberg) -- Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance surged last week to a three-month high, suggesting that the omicron variant is having a bigger impact on the labor...

(Bloomberg) -- Australian household sentiment dropped this month in response to a surge of coronavirus cases that exacerbated existing supply chain problems and prompted shoppers...

(Bloomberg) -- A gauge of New York state manufacturing slumped in January from a month earlier as measures of orders and shipments retreated sharply, suggesting the omicron variant...

By Gina Lee Investing.com –China’s economy grew slower in 2021, potentially impacted by a property market slump. The slower growth also prompted the People’s Bank of China (PBOC)...

(Bloomberg) -- A slowdown in growth underlined the impact of the property market slump on China’s economy with the central bank cutting a key interest rate for the first time since...

By Gina Lee Investing.com – Growth in China’s exports and imports slowed down in December, with signs of a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy. However, solid demand...

(Bloomberg) -- China posted record a 4.36 trillion yuan trade surplus in 2021, according to Bloomberg calculations based on official data. Exports in yuan terms rose 21.2% in 2021...

(Bloomberg) -- Prices paid to U.S. producers rose in December by less than expected as two key drivers of inflation in 2021 -- food and energy -- declined from a month earlier,...

(Bloomberg) -- Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance rose unexpectedly for a second consecutive week to the highest in two months, suggesting that the recent surge in...

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. consumer prices soared last year by the most in nearly four decades, illustrating red-hot inflation that sets the stage for the start of Federal Reserve...

By Gina Lee Investing.com – China’s consumer and factory-gate inflation grew slower in December as the government intervened to retain materials prices. Data released earlier in...

(Bloomberg) -- China’s inflation pressures moderated in December as commodity prices and food costs slid, giving policy makers scope to cut interest rates to cushion the economy’s...

(Bloomberg) -- South Korea’s jobless rate climbed in December as the government brought back virus curbs to cap the spread of omicron, forcing some people out of work. The...

(Bloomberg) -- Australian household spending jumped in November as a combination of the easing of virus lockdowns and pre-Christmas purchases boosted outlays, suggesting the...

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- The U.S. economy posted fewer jobs than expected for a second straight month in December, but the government's monthly report still pointed to...

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese household spending fell in November for the first time in three months, a sign of unexpected fragility in consumption even before the omicron variant of the...

By Gina Lee Investing.com – China’s services sector activities grew faster in December thanks to rising demand and easing inflation. However, ongoing, small-scale COVID-19...

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. companies in December added the most jobs in seven months, indicating that more Americans are returning to the labor force and helping employers to fill a...

By Gina Lee Investing.com – China’s factory activity grew at a faster pace in December, thanks to production hikes and easing price pressures. However, a weaker job market and...

(Bloomberg) -- Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast. China’s factory activity expanded in December as production and...

(Bloomberg) -- Turkish inflation is expected to surge to a 19-year high in December, propelled by a slump in the lira and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s push for cheaper...

(Bloomberg) -- China’s manufacturing sector continued to expand in December, providing some relief to Beijing as the world’s second-largest economy continues to struggle with a...

By Gina Lee Investing.com – Chinese factory activity rose in December, a surprise move as the country attempts to curb its latest COVID-19 outbreaks. Data from the National Bureau...

(Bloomberg) -- South Korea’s factory production jumped the most since mid-2020 last month, suggesting supply disruptions that hurt manufacturing in key industries were easing...

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese consumer prices rose at a faster pace in November as higher energy costs offset the impact of sharp cuts in mobile phone fees.   Consumer prices, excluding...

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. consumer confidence rose in December by more than expected as Americans’ outlook for employment and the economy improved, suggesting some resilience in the...

(Bloomberg) -- Australian employment soared last month, exceeding expectations and pushing the jobless rate lower as the easing of virus restrictions along the nation’s populous...

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. retail sales rose by less than forecast in November, suggesting that consumers are tempering purchases against a backdrop of the fastest inflation in...

By Catherine Reynolds  Investing.com -- Annual consumer price inflation in the U.K. surged to 5.1% in November, adding to pressure to the Bank of England to raise interest...

By Gina Lee Investing.com – China's industrial production grew faster than expected in November, with stronger energy production and moderating raw materials prices lending...

(Bloomberg) -- Prices paid to U.S. producers rose in November by more than expected, underscoring how climbing input costs are fanning already overheated consumer inflation.  The...

By Catherine Reynolds  Investing.com -- The U.K. labor market continued to improve in October after the end of the government's furlough scheme, smoothing the way for the Bank of...