US Private Sector Hiring Slows In April
Private US companies hired at a slightly slower pace in April, with new employment nearly entirely in the services sector, payroll firm ADP reported Wednesday. Nonfarm private employment rose...
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US Private Sector Hiring Slows In April
Private US companies hired at a slightly slower pace in April, with new employment nearly entirely in the services sector, payroll firm ADP reported Wednesday. Nonfarm private employment rose...
IMF Spring Meetings 2017
A clear theme running through the meetings was the need to protect the growth momentum The world’s economic leaders and stakeholders came together at the 2017 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings...
Australia Inflation Moves Back Into RBA Target Band
Australia's annual inflation rate has moved back into the central bank's target range for the first time in more than two years, data showed Wednesday, all but ruling out more interest rate cuts....
Euro and Shares Jump After Vote
The euro jumped to a five-month high after the first round of voting in the French presidential election on Sunday. Centrist Emmanuel Macron topped the voting, going through to the final round with...
Euro and Shares Jump After Vote Following French Election
The euro jumped to a five-month high after the first round of voting in the French presidential election on Sunday. Centrist Emmanuel Macron topped the voting, going through to the final round with...
US Existing Home Sales Jump 4.4% In March To 10-Year High
Despite rising prices and tight inventories, sales of US existing homes rebounded in March, surging to the highest rate in 10 years, an industry group reported Friday. Only one region, the western...
World Bank Puts Africa’s 2017 Growth At 2.6%
The World Bank has revealed that economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is rebounding this year after registering the worst decline in more than two decades last year. According to the latest...
IMF Says Pace of Global Economic Growth Is Picking Up
IMF says pace of global economic growth is picking up The world economy seems to be gaining momentum, according the chief economist The world economy seems to be gaining momentum, according the chief...
China’s Q1 Growth Stabilises At 6.8%
China's growth stabilised in the first quarter thanks to rising investments and a recovery in exports, experts said, though they warned the reprieve may be temporary. According to an AFP survey of 16...
US Wholesale Prices Dip In March But Annual Gain Strongest In 5 Years
US wholesale inflation fell slightly in March but the annual measure hit its fastest pace in five years, the Labor Department reported Thursday. While analysts had been expecting a monthly slowdown,...
U.S. Companies Added 263K Jobs In March
The pace of hiring by the US private sector edged upwards in March, with employers adding more than a quarter of a million jobs, according to the payroll firm ADP. The survey, covering nearly 24...
US Private Sector Hiring Edges Up In March
The pace of hiring by the US private sector edged upwards in March, with employers adding more than a quarter of a million jobs, according to the payrolls firm ADP. The survey, covering nearly 24...
Adherence To Prudent Fiscal Discipline Will Propel Economic Growth
Ghana’s economy has the potential to recover from its low growth level of 3.6 per cent of total domestic productivity recorded last year to about six per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the...
Africa Must Diversify Its Markets
The World Bank’s Chief Economist for Africa, Mr Albert Zeufack, says there are enormous potential for Africa to develop by diversifying its markets and exports. He said while it was important for...
Dr. Ernest Addison Is New BoG Governor
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr. Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison, as Governor of the Bank of Ghana. His appointment is however subject to consultation with the Council of State. A...
World Bank Chief Economist In Ghana
The World Bank Chief Economist for the Africa region Albert Zeufack is in Ghana for a three-day working visit. He is expected to hold discussions with Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Finance...
Dr. Ernest Addison Is New BoG Governor
President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo has appointed Dr. Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison as Governor of the Bank of Ghana. His appointment is however subject to consultation with the Council of State. A...
Akufo-Addo Names Ernest Addison As BoG Governor
President Nana Akufo-Addo has officially announced Dr Ernest Addison as the new Bank of Ghana Governor. This follows the resignation of Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku. A statement from the presidency...
Dr. Ernest Addison To Be Named BoG Governor
A lead economist at the African Development Bank Dr. Ernest Addison is set to take over as the new governor of Bank of Ghana, sources say Government has settled on him following the decision of the...