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Two people steer their paddle boards over the river Main with the buildings of the banking district in background in Frankfurt, Germany, late Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
August 30, 2019 - 4:34 am

Weak European inflation bolsters case for stimulus

BRUSSELS (AP) — Inflation in the 19-country eurozone was stuck at a low annual rate of 1% in August, potentially bolstering the argument for the European Central Bank to provide more stimulus to the economy when it meets next month. Statistics agency Eurostat said Friday that the inflation rate was...
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In this Aug. 16, 2019, photo a for sale signs beckon buyers to homes along Park Avenue in Richmond, Va. On Tuesday, Aug. 27, the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index for June is released. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
August 27, 2019 - 11:07 am

US home prices rise a modest 2.1% in June

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices rose more slowly in June as some of the country's most expensive housing markets saw stagnant or even falling prices. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 2.1% in June from a year earlier, down from a 2.4% gain in May. Prices fell 1.3%...
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, left, talk as they arrive for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. The German government sold 30-year bonds at a negative interest rate Wednesday Aug. 21, 2019, in a sign of the clouds over markets and future growth as well as increased expectations that more central bank stimulus is likely on the way.(AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
August 21, 2019 - 3:24 pm

Economic twilight zone: Bonds that charge you for lending

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Imagine lending money to someone and having to pay for the privilege of doing so. Or being asked to invest and informed of how much money you'll lose. Sounds absurd, but increasingly that's the global bond market these days. A rising share of government and corporate bonds...
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A man stretches as he walks over a bridge in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. In the background is the building of the European Central Bank. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
August 19, 2019 - 11:07 am

More eurozone stimulus expected after inflation revised down

LONDON (AP) — Inflation across the 19-country eurozone was revised down for July, official figures showed Monday, bolstering expectations that the European Central Bank will provide another shot of stimulus to the single currency bloc next month. Eurostat said consumer prices across the eurozone...
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FILE- In this June 14, 2019, file photo a pair of shoppers, center, in the Levi's store in New York's Times Square, survey a T-shirt display. On Tuesday, Aug. 13, the Labor Department reports on U.S. consumer prices for July. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
August 13, 2019 - 7:52 am

US consumer prices rose 0.3% amid widespread cost increases

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices rose 0.3% in July, pushed higher by more expensive gas, medical care and housing. The consumer price index increased 1.8% compared with a year earlier, up from 1.6% in June, the Labor Department said Tuesday. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories,...
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FILE - This Aug. 6, 2019, file photo shows Dominion Energy's Scott Solar farm in Powhatan, Va. On Friday, Aug. 9, the Labor Department reports on U.S. producer price inflation in July. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
August 09, 2019 - 7:34 am

US wholesale prices rise just 0.2% in July

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices ticked up just 0.2% in July, the latest sign that inflationary pressures are largely in check. The Labor Department said Friday that the producer price index — which measures price changes before they reach the consumer — increased 1.7% last month compared...
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das speaks during a press conference in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. India's central bank on Wednesday cut its key interest rate for the fourth consecutive time, reducing the repo rate by 0.35% to 5.40% to shore up the economy, with consumer spending and corporate investment faltering and the production of capital goods and consumer durables decelerating. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
August 07, 2019 - 4:16 am

India's central bank cuts lending rate to 5.40%

NEW DELHI (AP) — India's central bank on Wednesday cut its key interest rate for the fourth consecutive time, reducing the repo rate by 0.35% to 5.40% to shore up the economy, with consumer spending and corporate investment faltering and the production of capital goods and consumer durables...
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FILE - In this May 8, 2019, file photo, New Zealand's Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr speaks to the media in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate to an all-time low of 1% on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, as it forecast tougher economic conditions ahead. (AP Photo Nick Perry, File)
August 07, 2019 - 2:57 am

New Zealand cuts benchmark interest rate to lowest-ever 1%

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate to an all-time low of 1% on Wednesday as it forecast tougher economic conditions ahead. The cut of half a percentage point by the Reserve Bank was a surprise, with most economists forecasting a rate cut of 0...
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, Wednesday, July 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
July 31, 2019 - 11:56 pm

Powell Fed raises as many questions as answers with rate cut

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for the first time in a decade to try to counter the impact of President Donald Trump's trade wars, stubbornly low inflation and global weakness. It left open the possibility of future rate cuts, but perhaps not as many as...
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, Wednesday, July 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
July 31, 2019 - 5:59 pm

Fed cuts key rate for first time in more than a decade

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for the first time in a decade to try to counter the impact of President Donald Trump's trade wars, stubbornly low inflation and global weakness. It left open the possibility of future rate cuts, but perhaps not as many as...
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