Monthly Archives: July 2024
US PCE inflation drops to 2.5% as disinflationary trend continues
Inflation in the US cooled off further to 2.5% over the year to the end of June, according to the latest reading of US Bureau of Economic Analysis's PCE price index.
US GDP grows at 2.8% in Q2 as consumer spending remains strong
US GDP grew at a 2.8% annualized rate in Q2, supported by acceleration in consumer spending, increase in nonresidential fixed investment as well as an upturn in private inventory investment
UK retail sales drops 1.2% in June due to poor weather, election uncertainty
Monthly growth rate of UK retail sales volume fell 1.2% in June, after a 2.9% increase in the previous month.
Canada inflation drops back to 2.7% in June
Annual inflation rate in Canada eased back to less than 2.7% in June after a upshot in the previous month, according to Statistics Canada's CPI report.
US nonfarm payroll beats expectations in June amid signs of cooling off
US nonfarm payroll increased by 206,000 in June, beating market expectation of 190,000, amid signs that job growth in cooling off as the the Bureau of Labor Statistics revised down the May and April by a combined 111,000 in its report released Friday.
US Job openings increases to 8.1 million in May, JOLT report shows
Job openings increased to 8.14 million in May while the number of hirings in the month was 5.78 million
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