Gross Domestic Product

LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - British manufacturing contracted by the narrowest of margins in April, and much less than expected, the first major set of data for the second quarter of the year showed on Wednesday. The Markit/CIPS Manufacturing Purchasing...

By Louise Egan OTTAWA, April 30 (Reuters) - Canada's economy gathered momentum in February, beating market expectations and pointing to a more solid performance in the first quarter, although the data is unlikely to prompt the central bank to raise...

* February GDP growth of 0.3 pct beats estimates * Q1 growth now seen closer to 2 pct, annualized * Bank of Canada still seen holding rates for now * Producer prices helped by weaker C$ in March By Louise Egan OTTAWA, April 30 (Reuters) - Canada's...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State and local governments can expect ever-widening budget gaps through 2060, as rising healthcare costs for both citizens and public employees surpass recent improvements in their revenue, the Government Accountability Office said...

* Saudi GDP growth seen slowing to 4.1 pct in 2013, 4.0 pct in 2014 * But non-oil sector, state spending to support economy * Budget surpluses to shrink; Saudi 2013 surplus seen halving * However, most fiscal positions comfortable through 2014 * For...

* Poll predicts 25 basis point cut in June * 2013 GDP growth seen at 2.9 pct, unchanged from March forecast * Inflation seen falling to 5.7 pct by year-end By Lidia Kelly and Jason Bush MOSCOW, April 29 (Reuters) - Russia's central bank will hold...

LONDON (Reuters) - Korean homebuyers and Chinese small firms, Brazilian motorists and Turkish banks are now among the main culprits in running up emerging market debt, replacing governments who have largely put their books in order. Investors'...

* Consumer spending rises 0.2 percent in March * Spending adjusted for inflation gains 0.3 percent * Income rise 0.2 percent, disposable income up 0.3 percent * Pending home sales increase 1.5 percent in March By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, April 29...

* 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...