Gross Domestic Product

(Anatole Kaletsky is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Anatole Kaletsky May 17 (Reuters) - The 3.5 percent gross domestic product growth announced by Tokyo on Wednesday suggests that Japan may be the fastest-growing economy in the...

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By John Balassi NEW YORK, May 16 (IFR) - Market tone is relatively muted early on Thursday, despite the surprisingly better-than-expected first quarter GDP print from Japan that showed that the governments new inflation policies are beginning to kick in....

By Steven C. Johnson NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are hiring more workers and home prices, stock markets and energy production are climbing. But a sudden narrowing in the U.S. budget deficit could trump all that - and provide another leg...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The deficit is shrinking considerably more quickly than previously thought, the Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday in a report that could sap Congress' sense of urgency to find further budget savings. In one fell swoop,...

WASHINGTON — The federal deficit is shrinking more quickly than expected, and the government's long-term debt has largely stabilized for the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday in a report that could strengthen the Obama...

MEXICO CITY, May 14 (Reuters) - Latin American countries do not tax the rich enough, offer too many tax breaks and fail to punish rampant tax evasion, meaning they are unable to raise enough revenue to properly combat poverty and boost development, the...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Latin American countries do not tax the rich enough, offer too many tax breaks and fail to punish rampant tax evasion, meaning they are unable to raise enough revenue to properly combat poverty and boost development, the Inter-...

May 15 (Reuters) - Gold inched up on Wednesday to snap four sessions of decline as the U.S. dollar eased and selling by exchange-traded funds halted, but strong share prices looked set to cap gains. FUNDAMENTALS * Gold had climbed 0.11 percent to $1,...

SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures held steady above $94 a barrel in early Asian trade on Wednesday, snapping the longest losing streak since early-December on rising supplies amid slowing demand growth. U.S. oil gained 9 cents to $94.30...

SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - London copper inched up on Tuesday as investor appetite for risk picked up ahead of economic data expected to underline a U.S. recovery, but a dimming growth outlook in top metals consumer China will cap gains....

(Refiles to correct days of week in paragraphs 1, 3) SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - London copper inched up on Wednesday as investor appetite for risk picked up ahead of economic data expected to underline a U.S. recovery, but a dimming growth outlook in...