The annual rate of inflation across the Group of 20 largest economies increased for the second straight month in March. Economists had forecast a smaller rise in the consumer price index (CPI) to 2.6%. Annual inflation has been running ...
After a booming year, the bull run of China's stock market is expected to continue, boosted by economic and financial reforms in addition to easing measures. China's stock market has soared over the past year, even as the world's second ...
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More steps necessary to reverse trend, says government think tank China may need more time to reverse the current economic downturn than previously expected, and further measures are necessary to prevent an accelerated cooling, a leading ...
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The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) for jewelry dropped 3.5 percent year on year to 165.6 points in March, which was basically unchanged from February. Comparatively, the CPI for watches was basically flat, or up 0.2 percent year on year, ...
The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), stood at minus 2.33 per cent for March 2015 (over March 2014), according to the provisional data released by the Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of ...
China's economic growth slowed to 7 percent in the first quarter of 2015, down from 7.3 percent in the fourth quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on Wednesday. The latest figure was better than the forecasts by ...
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As China walks the economic tightrope of balancing steady growth, facilitating restructuring and combating deflation risks, Zhou said there may be room for flexibility despite consistent championing of a prudent monetary policy. Policy ...
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The Indian textile and apparel industry will clock double digit growth rates of between 8 to 12 per cent or even more in the next fiscal, a top official at textile major Raymond said. Sanjay Behl, CEO at the lifestyle business of ...
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China's consumer price index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, grew 1.4 percent year on year in February, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Tuesday. The stronger-than-expected reading quickened from the 0.8-percent gain in ...
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China unveiled its economic growth target for 2015 Thursday, putting an end to months of speculation.[Special coverage] The target, as expected, was lowered to "around 7 percent," a level not seen since 2004 and 0.5 percentage points ...
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The Chinese economy is confronted with more difficulties than anticipated in 2014, but it has scored more achievements than expected, said Xu Shaoshi, minister in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission, China's top ...
Monetary policy decisions in the US and Europe have amplified uncertainties for China and the rest of the world. China's consumer price index rose by a scant 0.8 percent in January, down from a 1.5 percent increase in December and marking ...
Virtually all the indicators, from manufacturing activity to trade data, point to weakening. Expectations of an immanent reduction in the real interest rate have never been higher, despite the central bank's insistence on reining in ...
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China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, grew 0.8 percent year on year in January, the slowest rise in more than five years, the National Bureau of Statistics announced Tuesday. Food prices, which account for nearly ...
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The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) for jewelry dropped 5.1 percent year on year to 161.75 points in December, which was about 4 points lower than November's reading and the lowest since July 2010. The average jewelry CPI for 2014 slipped 4 ...