LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s luxury companies, the region’s top stock market performers in 2023, may see more gains driven by a rebound in Chinese spending, but for some the sector is starting to look too expensive. The likes of French luxury giant, Louis Vuitton owner LVMH, and Swiss jewelry company Richemont (CFR.S)They benefited from the … Read more
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – The prospect of an imminent global recession cast a long shadow over Davos on Monday as participants packed into the opening annual meeting of the World Economic Forum about the potential cost to their economies and businesses. Two-thirds of the leading private and public sector economists surveyed by the World Economic … Read more
Consumer prices fell 0.1% in December The Consumer Price Index increased by 6.5% year-on-year Core CPI rose 0.3%; 5.7% increase year-on-year Weekly jobless claims drop from 1,000 to 205,000 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – American consumer prices fell for the first time in more than two-and-a-half years in December amid lower gasoline and auto prices, giving hope … Read more
The Bank of Japan discusses market distortions, and many fear further action The Bank of Japan decided to keep its short- and long-term interest rate targets stable The Board saw inflation expectations raised in a new quarterly report Governor Kuroda is likely to brief the media at 0630 GMT TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of … Read more
Nonfarm payrolls increased 223,000 in December Unemployment rate down to 3.5% from 3.6% high rates of domestic workers; High workforce earning average hourly earnings of 0.3%; An increase of 4.6% year-on-year WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. economy added jobs by a strong measure in December, pushing the unemployment rate back to a pre-pandemic … Read more
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian financial markets rose on Wednesday even as criticism grew of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s economic policies, with analysts and a leading newspaper slamming ministers after markets plunged in the leftist’s first two days in office. Brazil’s real currency and stock market rose after Lula’s chief of staff, Rui … Read more
