Gross Domestic Product

* Dollar/yen still wobbly after Friday's 1.3 pct drop * U.S. Q1 GDP growth accelerated but missed expectations * Focus on Fed and ECB policy meetings, U.S. data By Masayuki Kitano TOKYO, April 29 (Reuters) - The dollar eased versus the yen on Monday,...

WASHINGTON -- After nearly stalling in late 2012, the American economy quickened its pace early this year despite deep government cutbacks. The strongest consumer spending in two years fueled a 2.5 percent annual growth rate in the January-March quarter....

WASHINGTON -- The pace of economic growth picked up in the first quarter, but not nearly as fast as many analysts had forecast -- an unwelcome sign given other recent indicators that the recovery is losing some steam and further government spending cuts...

* U.S. stocks mostly lower after disappointing U.S. GDP * Oil falls back around $103, dollar eases * BOJ confirms commitment to bold policy By Leah Schnurr NEW YORK, April 26 (Reuters) - World equities markets and the U.S. dollar waned on Friday after...

* First-quarter growth accelerates at 2.5 percent rate * Inventories, consumer spending boost growth * Business spending on equipment, software slows sharply * Report overstates economy's strength; government weighs By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, April...

MADRID/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Spain acknowledged that its economy would shrink more than initially expected in 2013 and its budget deficit would be higher than promised, but the European Union gave it more time to bring the shortfall back down to bloc...

* Dollar drops against the yen as BoJ holds steady * U.S. stocks mostly lower after disappointing U.S. GDP * Brent crude falls to around $103 a barrel By Leah Schnurr NEW YORK, April 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar tumbled against the yen on Friday...

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain revised down its forecast for Gross Domestic Product to a contraction of 1.3 percent from a fall of 0.5 percent previously, Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria said on Friday. The economy will grow by 0.5 percent...

* First-quarter growth accelerates at 2.5 percent rate * Inventories, consumer spending boost growth * Business spending on equipment, software slows sharply * Report overstates economy's strength By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - U....

* MSCI Asia ex-Japan hits six-week highs * Gold jumps on strong physical demand, ETFs keeps declining * BOJ confirms commitment to bold policy * Dollar eases as markets await Q1 GDP figure * European shares seen falling By Chikako Mogi TOKYO,...

By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG, April 26 (Reuters) - Africa's brisk economic growth over the past decade has been consumer driven, a much-hyped trend that masks the uncomfortable fact that the region remains far too reliant on commodities. Sub-Saharan...

* GDP, consumer confidence data due * Starbucks slips in premarket after results * Futures off: Dow 46 pts, S&P 5.9 pts, Nasdaq 11 pts By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, April 26 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dipped on Friday, indicating the S&P...