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Thursday, 28 March 2024 21:31 WIB

US consumer sentiment rose markedly toward the end of March, supported by strong stock-market gains and expectations that inflation will continue to ease. The University of Michigan's sentiment index climbed to 79.4 from 76.5 earlier in the month, reaching the highest since mid-2021, according to the final March reading issued Thursday. The 2.9-point gain from the preliminary reading was the biggest intramonth increase since August 2022. Americans expect prices will climb at a 2.9% rate over the next year, compared with the 3% expected earlier in the month. They see costs...

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UK Retail Sales Rise Unexpectedly Underscore Resilient Economy
Friday, 23 June 2023 13:13 WIB | UK Retail Sales

UK retail sales rose unexpectedly in May, indicating strength in the economy that the Bank of England fears may be feeding inflation. The volume of goods sold in stores and online rose 0.3% in May after an 0.5% gain the month before, the Office for National Statistics said Friday. Economists had forecast a 0.2% decline.  Warm weather boosted sales of summer clothing, and there was increased spending on fast food and takeaway meals because of the extra public holiday for the coronation of King Charles III on May 8. The figures follow a report showing consumer confidence rose to a...

Japan Inflation Outpaces Forecast Amid Focus on BOJ Price View
Friday, 23 June 2023 07:34 WIB | Ekonomi Jepang Inflasi

Japan consumer prices rose at a faster pace than economists expected in May, an outcome that could fuel speculation the central bank will raise its inflation forecasts in July and even tweak its stimulus program.  Prices excluding those for fresh food gained 3.2% from a year ago, decelerating from a 3.4% rise in April, the internal affairs ministry reported Friday. While the national data was consistent with the results of earlier figures for Tokyo showing a renewed slowdown due to lower electricity prices, the reading still outpaced analysts' forecast of a 3.1%...

US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Rise to 264K vs. 260K Expected
Thursday, 22 June 2023 19:42 WIB | Klaim pengangguran AS Ekonomi AS Jobless Claim

Initial Jobless claims totaled 264,000 in the week ending June 17, the weekly data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. The print follows the previous week's 262,000 (revised to 264,000) and came in above market expectations of 260,000. It matches the highest reading since October 2021. "The 4-week moving average was 255,750, an increase of 8,500 from the previous week's revised average. This is the highest level for this average since November 13, 2021 when it was 260,000." Continuing Claims declined by 13,000 in the week ended June 10 to 1.759 million below...

UK Inflation Exceeds Expectations In May, Piling Pressure On The Government And BOE
Wednesday, 21 June 2023 13:22 WIB | Ekonomi inggris

U.K. inflation came in hotter than expected in May, as consumer prices rose by an annual 8.7%, unchanged from the previous month. Economists polled by Reuters had projected an annual rise in the headline consumer price index (CPI) of 8.4%. On a monthly basis, headline CPI rose by 0.7%, while core inflation -- which excludes volatile energy, food, alcohol and tobacco prices -- rose by an annual 7.1%, up from 6.8% in April and the highest rate since March 1992, according to the Office for National Statistics. Inflation dipped below 10% annually in April but continues to exceed consensus...

US Consumer Year-Ahead Inflation Expectations Lowest Since 2021
Friday, 16 June 2023 21:19 WIB | Ekonomi AS

US short-term inflation expectations fell in early June to a more than two-year low, helping drive consumer sentiment higher. Americans expect prices will climb at an annual rate of 3.3% over the next year, down from the 4.2% expected in May, according to the preliminary June reading from the University of Michigan. The sentiment index increased to a four-month high of 63.9, also helped by an agreement to resolve the debt-ceiling crisis, the report showed Friday. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a reading of 60. Despite the increase in sentiment,...

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Japan's Inflation Hits 3%, Adding to Doubts Over BOJ's Stance
Friday, 21 October 2022 08:28 WIB

Japan's inflation hit 3% for the first time in over three decades excluding the impact of tax hikes, an acceleration that adds to the doubts over the need for continued central bank stimulus. The...

UNITED STATES
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Defisit perdagangan A.S. menyempit pada bulan April karena ekspor dan impor turun, menyoroti dampak dari tarif Presiden Donald Trump bahkan sebelum negosiasi dengan China terurai dan ia mengancam...

EUROPE
U.K. Inflation Above Target for Second Month Before BOE Decision
Wednesday, 20 October 2021 14:09 WIB

U.K. consumer prices accelerated well beyond the Bank of England's target for a second month, propelled by the global disruption in supply chains that pushed up transport costs. Consumer prices...

GLOBAL ECONOMY
Australia inflation eases in Q1, likely past the peak
Wednesday, 26 April 2023 08:49 WIB

Australian inflation eased from 33-year highs in the first quarter as the cost of living saw the smallest rise in more than a year, while core inflation dipped below forecasts suggesting less...