Joshua Kirby

1 week ago | wsj.com | Joshua Kirby

April 17, 2025 7:18 am ET|WSJ ProTurkey’s central bank raised its key interest rate Thursday, reversing a previous course of rate reductions as political conflict threatens to stymie the bank’s efforts to tame high inflation. The bank said it will raise its one-week repo rate to 46% from 42.5% previously. It had been expected to keep rates on hold, according to economists polled by FactSet. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

1 week ago | uk.marketscreener.com | Joshua Kirby

By Joshua Kirby Construction of new homes lost pace as tariffs and inflation continue to shroud the market in uncertainty for the months ahead. Here are the main takeaways from the Commerce Department's report released Thursday: --Housing starts, a gauge of new residential construction in America, slid more than 11% on month in March to a rate of 1.32 million, missing expectations for 1.41 million starts, according to a consensus of 22 economists' estimates compiled by The Wall Street Journal.

1 week ago | tradingview.com | Joshua Kirby

By Joshua KirbyTurkey's central bank raised its key interest rate Thursday, reversing a previous course of rate reductions as political conflict threatens to stymie the bank's efforts to tame high inflation. The bank said it will raise its one-week repo rate to 46% from 42.5% previously. It had been expected to keep rates on hold, according to economists polled by FactSet.

1 week ago | tradingview.com | Joshua Kirby

By Joshua KirbyTurkey's central bank raised its key interest rate Thursday, reversing a previous course of rate reductions as political conflict threatens to stymie the bank's efforts to tame high inflation. The bank said it will raise its one-week repo rate to 46% from 42.5% previously. It had been expected to keep rates on hold, according to economists polled by FactSet.

1 week ago | marketscreener.com | Joshua Kirby

By Joshua Kirby Business inventories ticked up in February, but at a slightly slower pace than a month earlier, according to monthly Commerce Department data published Wednesday. Manufacturers' and trade inventories rose 0.2% on month, a slightly slower rate than in January and a little short of the expectations of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal. Compared with February 2024, inventories were 2.1% higher.