Overseas Headlines – October 13, 2020

United States:

Key U.S. Inflation Gauge Rises at Slowest Pace in Four Months

“A key measure of U.S. consumer prices rose in September at the slowest pace in four months, signaling little threat of accelerating inflation as the economy recovers. The consumer price index rose 0.2% from the prior month after a 0.4% gain in August. Compared with a year earlier, the gauge increased 1.4%, after August’s 1.3% rise.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-13/key-measure-of-u-s-inflation-rose-at-a-slower-pace-in-september?srnd=economics-vp

Europe:

U.K. Job Cuts Jump Most on Record With More Pain on the Way

“U.K. job cuts jumped the most on record in the three months through August even as lockdown eased, raising concern that the worst is yet to come. The number of redundancies climbed 114,000 in the June-August period, the most since 1995, the Office for National Statistics said Tuesday. That left the total at 227,000, a rate of more than 8 per 1,000 employees.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-13/u-k-employment-suffers-coronavirus-knock-after-lockdown-eases?srnd=economics-vp

Asia:

China’s Exports Gain, Imports Surge in September Amid Reopenings

“China’s exports rose for the fourth straight month in September while imports surged, pointing to further recovery in the month for global trade and a robust domestic rebound. Exports grew 9.9% in dollar terms in September from a year earlier, while imports rose 13.2%, the customs administration said Tuesday. That left a trade surplus of $37 billion for the month. Economists had forecast that exports would increase by 10% while imports would edge up 0.4%.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-13/china-exports-up-imports-surge-in-september-on-global-recovery?srnd=economics-vp

 

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