Inflation and Deflation

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, June 19 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has no intention of blinking first in the face off with Japan's markets even as central bank officials grow increasingly worried about price volatility. Instead, he wants...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has no intention of blinking first in the face off with Japan's markets over policy even as central bank officials grow increasingly worried about price volatility. A selloff in Japanese stocks,...

* Fed says risks to growth, jobs have lessened since fall * Fed says ready to scale up or down bond-buying pace * Two officials dissent; Bullard worries inflation is too low By Alister Bull and Pedro da Costa WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - The...

Labor unions have been knocked back, knocked down and knocked out for so long that a new generation of organizers is beginning to try something new. Instead of unionizing and then protesting, they're protesting first. That may sound a little...

* Fed says risks to growth, jobs have lessened since fall * Bernanke says Fed could end QE by mid-2014 * Two officials dissent; Bullard worries inflation too low By Alister Bull and Pedro da Costa WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve...

By Daniel Bases NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's downgraded Venezuela's sovereign foreign currency credit rating by one notch on Monday, citing political turmoil as an impediment to enacting meaningful reforms in order to stop a slide in...

Real-time equity news [E U] U.S. stock market report 0715 ET 18June2013-Economic and earnings diary for June 18 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Economic events expected on Tuesday include the May consumer...

WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices rose in May and a gauge of underlying price pressures showed signs of stabilizing after a long decline, a potential comfort to Federal Reserve policymakers who would like to see stronger inflation. The...

June 18 (Reuters) - Canadian stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Tuesday, dragged down by weaker commodity prices as investors looked forward to the two-day Federal Reserve policy meeting which could give investors hints on the future of its...

U.S. consumer prices rose in May, showing stronger demand for goods and services and likely offering relief to the Federal Reserve, which would like to see some rise in inflation. The Labor Department said on Tuesday its Consumer Price Index edged 0.1...

* U.S. consumer prices rise 0.1 percent in May * Core prices up 1.7 percent in 12 months to May * Possible end to declines in core could comfort Fed By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices rose in May and a gauge of...

* Prices fall ahead of Wednesday's FOMC announcement * Low inflation seen complicating Fed lowering purchases * Fed to buy $1.25 bln-$1.75 bln bonds due 2036-2043 By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries prices fell on Tuesday...