Inflation and Deflation

* Unemployment rises to 12.2 percent in April * Inflation in May leaves room for ECB to act By Robin Emmott and Martin Santa BRUSSELS, May 31 (Reuters) - Unemployment has reached a new high in the euro zone and inflation remains well below the European...

* Main refi rate seen on hold at 0.5 pct, deposit rate at zero * New staff projections may see GDP estimates lowered slightly * New action to boost SME lending not expected By Sakari Suoninen FRANKFURT, June 6 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should maintain its aggressive bond purchase program until inflation moves back towards the central bank's 2 percent target, said St. Louis Fed President James Bullard, playing down talk of imminent tapering....

FRANKFURT, June 6 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank kept its main interest rate on hold at a record low 0.5 percent on Thursday as it waits to see whether early signs of stabilisation in the euro zone will blossom into an economic recovery. Following...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's central bank may back away on Friday from an earlier hint it could lower interest rates, while a separate report is expected to show annual inflation edged higher and above the central bank's 4 percent limit. The Banco de...

* May data may highlight risk that economy cooling further * Investment growth seen weakest in at least 3 months in May * Industrial output seen up 9.3 pct, unchanged from April * Exports seen up 7.3 pct, half of April * Imports likely rose 6 pct vs...

* Prices fall as stocks recover * 10-year yields break above support, add to sell pressure * Treasury auctions $35 billion two-year notes in tepid sale * Fed buys $1.45 billion in bonds due 2036-2043 By Luciana Lopez and Karen Brettell NEW YORK, May 28...

* Prices fall on reduced demand as stocks recover * Treasury to sell $35 bln two-year notes * Fed to buy $1.25 bln to $1.75 bln in bonds due 2036-2043 By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, May 28 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries prices fell on Tuesday as stocks...

DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar may change its peg to the U.S. dollar when the economy becomes less dependent on hydrocarbons and local financial markets deepen, although no changes are currently being considered, its central bank chief said. Asked by Reuters...

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's central bank cut interest rates to 4.5 percent on Tuesday and flagged it could set further record lows after inflation hit a 38-year low and the indebted economy began showing signs of life. The 10th quarter-point rate...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Have your summer vacation all booked? Hoping to ignore your phone for a while, feeling safe in your investments and secure in the knowledge that the world's financial authorities aren't planning any surprises just yet? Think again....