Inflation and Deflation

By Mark Miller CHICAGO, May 15 (Reuters) - Healthcare costs put a big squeeze on retiree pocketbooks, but the grip may be relaxing a bit. A 65-year-old couple retiring this year will need $220,000 to pay for healthcare for the rest of their lives, an...

Sir Mervyn King invoked "that most famous of all central bank governors", Che Guevara, at his valedictory press conference yesterday, but you'd struggle to find much that smacked of revolution in his last inflation report. The Bank of England Governor...

PETALING JAYA (The Star/ANN) -- The external environment remains a major worry for Malaysia's economy, with sluggish US growth and the downturn in the eurozone slowing the pace of the country's economic expansion for the first quarter ended March 31....

* Euro zone annual inflation down to 1.2 pct in April * Bloc's trade surplus widens to 22.9 bln euros in March By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS, May 16 (Reuters) - Falling prices in Germany and France pulled euro zone consumer inflation to a three-year low...

* Euro slides 0.1 against dollar after weak euro zone inflation * Data reinforces expectations of monetary policy easing * European shares dip but still near multi-year highs * Japanese growth spurt 'proves Abenomics is working' By Richard Hubbard...

* Cisco jumps after earnings, outlook * CPI, housing starts, jobless claims data on tap * Futures: Dow up 3 pts, S&P flat, Nasdaq up 2 pts By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Thursday,...

By John Balassi NEW YORK, May 16 (IFR) - Market tone is relatively muted early on Thursday, despite the surprisingly better-than-expected first quarter GDP print from Japan that showed that the governments new inflation policies are beginning to kick in....

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - A sharp drop in gasoline costs led U.S. consumer prices to tumble in April by the most in over four years, while a gauge of underlying inflation was so weak it could worry the U.S. Federal Reserve. The Labor Department said...

MILAN (Reuters) - Highly accommodative monetary policies are still needed despite a stronger U.S. economy and some improvement in the country's labor market, a top Federal Reserve official said on Thursday. In a subtle departure from past speeches,...

By Luciana Lopez NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries prices advanced on Thursday after economic data raised worries about the jobs market and underscored the absence of price pressures in the economy, fueling speculation the Fed might maintain...

* Dollar reverses gains against euro and yen * Data shows surprises weakness in labour and housing markets * European shares flat but still near multi-year highs * Japanese growth spurt 'proves Abenomics is working' By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May...

* U.S. 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.S. economy showed worrisome signs as jobless claims rose...