Argentina inflation hits 124% as cost-of-living crisis sharpens
BUENOS AIRES, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Argentina’s annual inflation rate shot up to 124.4% in August and hit its highest level since 1991, stoking a...
The end of King Dollar? The forces at play in de-dollarisation
[1/2] A picture illustration shows U.S. 100 dollar bank notes taken in Tokyo August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) – Rivalry with...
Global equity funds see biggest weekly outflow in five weeks
May 5 (Reuters) – Global equity funds suffered massive outflows in the week to May 3, hit by weak economic data and worries over a...
Argentine peso hits record low in black market as economy creaks
BUENOS AIRES, April 20 (Reuters) – Argentina’s peso currency sank in widely used parallel markets on Thursday, hitting a record low against the U.S. dollar...
‘Zero capacity to save’: Argentines buckle as inflation tops 104%
BUENOS AIRES, April 14 (Reuters) – Argentina’s annual inflation rate soared to 104.3% in March, the official statistics agency said on Friday, one of the...
Signs of pain as easy cash era ends are growing
LONDON, March 30 (Reuters) – The easy-cash era is over and markets are feeling the pinch from the sharpest jump in interest rate in decades....
Inflation data spurs stocks rally, drop in U.S. yields
U.S. inflation cools in February Two-year U.S. Treasury yield set for biggest monthly drop since 2008 S&P 500 records back-to-back quarterly gains NEW YORK, March...
Argentine savers ‘drown’ under spiraling prices as inflation hits 99%
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Argentina’s inflation rate has hit just shy of 100%, the government said on Tuesday, with savers feeling more pain...
How 2022 shocked, rocked and rolled global markets
World stocks down 20% in worst year since financial crisis Bond market has been pounded as rates have risen Wild swings in commodity and FX...
Global equity funds record biggest weekly outflows in three months
Dec 9 (Reuters) – Outflows from global equity funds in the week ended Dec. 7 hit a three-month high on fears that interest rates could...