Inflation and Deflation

* Dollar reverses gains against euro and yen * Data shows surprises weakness in labour and housing markets * European shares flat but still near multi-year highs * Japanese growth spurt 'proves Abenomics is working' By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May...

* U.S. claims rise sharply in latest week * Housing starts drop more than expected in April * Inflation data points to softer demand in economy By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. economy showed worrisome signs as jobless claims rose...

* C$ C$1.0166 vs US$, or 98.37 U.S. cents * U.S. jobless claims rose sharply; new home starts tumbled in April * U.S. inflation points to softer demand in economy * Canadian CPI data on Friday in focus * Bond prices higher across the curve By Solarina Ho...

Maryland for years benefited from its close proximity to the nation's capital, but the mandatory federal spending cuts called sequestration will be a drag on the state's economy for the next couple of years, said the president of the Federal Reserve...

Falling gas prices caused U.S. consumer prices to drop at the fastest rate in four years. The Labor Department said on Thursday its Consumer Price Index slipped 0.4 percent. Analysts had expected a more modest 0.2 percent decline in last month's prices....

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Central banks got it right when they saved the world economy, but their unprecedented actions risk disruptive cross-border spillovers and potentially heavy losses when the time comes to exit, the IMF said on Thursday. In the most...

* Mid-Atlantic factory activity contracts in May * U.S. jobless claims rise sharply in latest week * Housing starts drop more than expected in April * Inflation data points to softer demand in economy By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The U....

* U.S. factory output shrinks in April * New York state manufacturing activity contracts in May * Producer prices fall 0.7 percent in April * Wholesale price drop largest in three years By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. factory output...

(Recasts) * U.S. industrial output fell more than expected in April * NY Fed manufacturing shrank, contrary to expectations * Producer price index shows biggest decline in three years * Stock market gains restrain appetite for safe-haven U.S. debt By...

* Economist blames low rates for symptoms of housing bubble * Sees inflationary pressures eventually emerging * Canada more vulnerable to a future crisis OTTAWA, May 15 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada should raise interest rates now because five years...

(Corrects recent range of 10-year JGB yield in 20th paragraph) * Narrowing spread of JGBs, US Treasuries could stem price fall * BOJ could frontload its JGB buying to calm markets -strategist By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO, May 15 (Reuters) - A three-day...

* BSE index gains 2.49 pct; NSE ends 2.52 pct higher * Banks rally on rate cut hopes * Bond yields drop as much as 39 bps since RBI's review on May 3 By Abhishek Vishnoi MUMBAI, May 15 (Reuters) - Indian shares rose more than 2 percent on Wednesday to...