by Reuters.com | Mar 7, 2024 | alerts, Markets/Economy
(Reuters) -U.S. household wealth rose to a record of roughly $156.2 trillion at the end of 2023 thanks to a surging stock market that offset a drop in property market values, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday. Household net worth rose about 3.2% in the period from...
by Reuters.com | Mar 4, 2024 | alerts, Markets/Economy
TOKYO, March 5 (Reuters) – Chinese stocks stumbled on Tuesday, dragging Asian peers with them, as investors showed their disappointment at Beijing’s plans to support the economy as its week-long annual session of parliament, the National People’s...
by Reuters.com | Feb 28, 2024 | alerts, Markets/Economy
Japan’s January factory output fell at the fastest pace since May 2020, government data showed on Thursday, as a production downturn in motor vehicles adds to concerns about the fragility of an economy that slipped into recession late last year. Industrial...
by Reuters.com | Feb 26, 2024 | alerts, Markets/Economy
Recasts, updates prices as of 0618 GMT BEIJING, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Copper prices lost ground on Monday, weighed down by a firmer U.S. dollar ahead of key economic data and rising inventories in top consumer China. Three-month copper on the London Metal...
by Reuters.com | Feb 14, 2024 | alerts, Markets/Economy
Raw sugar prices are expected to post an annual gain of nearly 20% in 2024 as the global market shifts into a deficit in the upcoming season, a Reuters poll of 12 traders and analysts showed. Sugar is set to close the year at 24.5 cents per lb, up 5% versus the close...
