NEW YORK, May 14- U.S. economic growth will not be "much greater" than 2 percent over the next three to five years, while global inflation will likely pick up, Pimco, the giant bond firm, said on Tuesday in its investment outlook report.
LONDON, May 14- Fears about China's economic outlook prompted global investors to become less bullish towards equities and other riskier assets in May, a survey of fund managers shows.
LONDON, May 14- Central bank intervention, the euro zone crisis and China's rise have expanded the list of data that moves markets, but surprises in measures such as PMIs and U.S. jobs numbers still pack the biggest punch.
SYDNEY, May 14- Australia's minority government released its 2013/ 14 budget bill on Tuesday, which showed a widely-flagged deficit in the new fiscal year.
SYDNEY, May 14- Australia's minority government released its 2013/ 14 budget bill on Tuesday, which showed a widely-flagged deficit in the new fiscal year.
BEIJING, May 13- China's factory output growth was surprisingly muted in April, darkening the outlook for the Chinese economic recovery and feeding expectations that the government may take policy action to support activity. This could reinforce the case for the central bank to cut interest rates, "said Zhou Hao, an economist from ANZ Bank in Shanghai.
TRIPOLI, May 9- Libya's central bank governor said on Thursday he expects the economy to grow 18 percent this year despite a deepening crisis threatening the government's ability to press ahead with its agenda.
BEIJING, May 9- China's annual consumer inflation quickened to 2.4 percent in April from March's 2.1 percent due to higher food costs, data showed on Thursday, above market forecasts and limiting room for loosening monetary policy to support sputtering economic growth.