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The Bank of Canada, as expected in the Econoday consensus forecast, again cut its target interest rate by 25 basis points from 3.0 percent to 2.75 percent, as the central bank shifts its attention to protecting against the drag on economic activity from punitive tariffs imposed by the United States. "[H]eightened trade tensions and tariffs imposed by the United States will likely slow the pace of economic activity and increase inflationary pressures in Canada,” the BoC statement said. “The economic outlook continues to be subject to ...

China's consumer inflation accelerated to its fastest in five months in January while producer price deflation persisted, reflecting mixed consumer spending and weak factory activity. Deflationary pressures are likely to persist in China this year, analysts say, unless policymakers can rekindle sluggish domestic demand, with tariffs by US President Donald Trump on Chinese goods adding pressure on Beijing to spur growth in the world's second-largest economy. The consumer price index rose 0.5 per cent last month from a year earlier, ...

China’s consumer prices in December edged up 0.1% year on year, in line with expectations, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday, but the slower rise from the previous month stoked deflation concerns. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected the consumer price index to slip to 0.1% in December from 0.2% in November on a year-on-year basis. China’s producer price inflation fell by 2.3% year on year in December, declining for the 27th month. The reading is slightly better than Reuters estimates of a 2.4% decline . ...

China’s consumer prices rose less-than-expected in November, climbing 0.2% from a year ago, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics released Monday. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected a slight pickup in consumer prices to 0.5% in November from a year ago, versus 0.3% in October. China’s producer price index declined for the 26th month. Producer inflation fell by 2.5% year on year in November, less than the estimated 2.8% decline as per the Reuters poll. The persistent near-zero inflation shows that China is ...

China’s consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in four months in October while producer price deflation deepened, data showed on Saturday, even as Beijing doubled down on stimulus to support the sputtering economy. In its latest stimulus measures, the country’s top legislative body approved a 10 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) package on Friday to ease local government “hidden debt” burdens, rather than directly injecting money into the world’s second-biggest economy, as some investors had hoped. Analysts say the package will likely ...