What parts of the world are seeing the weakest performance in their jobs markets? Here is a ranking of major countries posting the highest unemployment rates over the past month:
China will on Monday release April figures for consumer and producer prices, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In March, consumer prices were down 0.7 percent on month and up 1.0 percent on year, while producer prices added an annual 0.5 percent. Australia will provide...
The Commerce Department released a report on Friday showing a sharp increase in U.S. wholesale inventories in the month of March. The report said wholesale inventories shot up by 1.3 percent in March after climbing by an upwardly revised 0.9 percent in February.
Slovakia's industrial production decreased for the second straight month in March. Industrial production fell 0.9 percent year-on-year in March, slower than the 2.9 percent decline in February. The overall industrial performance was most significantly affected by lower manufacture of motor vehicles and a marked decline in manufacture of petroleum products.
Consumer sentiment in the U.S. has deteriorated by more than anticipated in the month of May, according to preliminary data released by the University of Michigan on Friday. The University of Michigan said its consumer sentiment index fell to 48.2 in May from 49.8 in April. Economists had expected the index to edge down to 49.3.