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BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s consumer prices rose less than expected in the month to mid-December, government statistics agency IBGE said on Friday, an outcome insufficient, however, to lead economists to foresee a better outlook for inflation. Annual inflation reached 4.71% in mid-December, exceeding the target of 3% set with a tolerance range of 1.5 percentage …

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SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s jobless rate hit a fresh record low in the three months through November, official data showed on Friday, but job creation slowed to its lowest pace in nearly a year as the local labor market provides some cooling signs. In Latin America’s largest economy, the unemployment rate stood at 6.1% …

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By Elena Fabrichnaya and Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian rouble is expected to keep changing hands for around 100 per U.S. dollar at the start of 2025 and gradually weaken to 108 towards the end of the year, a Reuters poll of 10 economists showed on Friday. The rouble fell to its lowest …

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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s inflation rate is expected to rise by 1.61% in December from the previous month and stand at 45.2% year-on-year, with the annual rate seen falling to 26.5% by the end of 2025, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. The median estimate of 10 economists saw annual inflation falling to 45.2% in …

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By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan released for the first time estimates on how future interest rate hikes could affect its earnings, which showed it will briefly suffer red ink of up to $13 billion if short-term borrowing costs were to go up to 2%. The estimates, disclosed on Thursday in …

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MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish industrial prices rose 0.9% in the 12 months through November, after a 3.9% decrease in the 12 months through October, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said on Thursday. Industrial prices rose 2.7% in November from October, INE said. (Reporting by Inti Landauro; Editing by Alexandra Hudson)

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s inflation has reached 9.5% this year, according to new weekly data showing that the consumer price index rose by 0.33% in the week leading up to Dec. 23, the statistical agency Rosstat reported on Wednesday. This data follows the central bank’s unexpected decision last week to maintain its key interest rate …

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