Inflation and Deflation

* C$ C$1.0166 vs US$, or 98.37 U.S. cents * U.S. jobless claims rose sharply; new home starts tumbled in April * U.S. inflation points to softer demand in economy * Canadian CPI data on Friday in focus * Bond prices higher across the curve By Solarina Ho...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Factory output dropped in April and manufacturing activity in New York state contracted this month, a sign that slowing global demand is weighing on the economy. The anemic growth picture was highlighted by another report on...

Falling gas prices caused U.S. consumer prices to drop at the fastest rate in four years. The Labor Department said on Thursday its Consumer Price Index slipped 0.4 percent. Analysts had expected a more modest 0.2 percent decline in last month's prices....

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Central banks got it right when they saved the world economy, but their unprecedented actions risk disruptive cross-border spillovers and potentially heavy losses when the time comes to exit, the IMF said on Thursday. In the most...

* Mid-Atlantic factory activity contracts in May * U.S. jobless claims rise sharply in latest week * Housing starts drop more than expected in April * Inflation data points to softer demand in economy By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The U....

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy showed fresh signs of slower growth in the second quarter, with factory activity slipping in the mid-Atlantic region while groundbreaking declined at home construction sites. Other data on Thursday showed a spike...

BALTIMORE (Reuters) - An improving U.S. housing market suggests it is time for the Federal Reserve to stop aiming its stimulus at the real estate sector, Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker said on Wednesday. "When you look at housing market...

Maryland for years benefited from its close proximity to the nation's capital, but the mandatory federal spending cuts called sequestration will be a drag on the state's economy for the next couple of years, said the president of the Federal Reserve...

(Recasts) * U.S. industrial output fell more than expected in April * NY Fed manufacturing shrank, contrary to expectations * Producer price index shows biggest decline in three years * Stock market gains restrain appetite for safe-haven U.S. debt By...

* U.S. factory output shrinks in April * New York state manufacturing activity contracts in May * Producer prices fall 0.7 percent in April * Wholesale price drop largest in three years By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. factory output...

* Economist blames low rates for symptoms of housing bubble * Sees inflationary pressures eventually emerging * Canada more vulnerable to a future crisis OTTAWA, May 15 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada should raise interest rates now because five years...

(Corrects recent range of 10-year JGB yield in 20th paragraph) * Narrowing spread of JGBs, US Treasuries could stem price fall * BOJ could frontload its JGB buying to calm markets -strategist By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO, May 15 (Reuters) - A three-day...