Services growth cools as price gauge drops to four-year low

Growth in the U.S. services sector ... business activity index — which parallels its factory output gauge — showed the strongest growth since September. The measure of services employment ... Read More

US Services Sector Growth Continues To Slow In March

Activity in the US services sector cooled further last month ... index figures arrived two days after the ISM's manufacturing index returned to growth for the first time since September 2022. Read More

Government hiring spree propping up the US job market

State and local governments are on a hiring spree to fill high-turnover positions, which is keeping the job market afloat, Labor Department data shows. Read More

U.S. Services Activity Growth Cooled in March — ISM

Growth in the U.S ... up to 52.7 according to a poll compiled by The Wall Street Journal ahead of the release. A reading above the no-change mark of 50 indicates expansion in the services sector ... Read More

Strong US retail sales boost first-quarter growth estimates

U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in March amid a surge in receipts at online retailers, further evidence that the economy ended the first quarter on solid ground. Read More

U.S. services sector growth slows, stocks climb

A report from the Institute for Supply Management showed softer-than-expected growth in the U.S. services sector in March. Particularly lifting investors' spirits was prices paid by businesses ... Read More

Services sector, it’s time for a breather

Future Activity sub-index – a gauge for business optimism – has slipped to a four-month low in March Business activity in India’s services sector ... India's services growth picks up in ... Read More

Services sector continues to expand in March – PMI

Activity in the services sector continued to expand in March following February's rebound in growth. Total activity and new business both rose at the fastest rates since last July, resulting in ... Read More

US business activity stable in March; inflation picks up

WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - U.S. business activity ... of further wage growth and rising fuel prices, pushing overall selling price inflation for goods and services up to its highest for ... Read More

Private sector job growth rises more than expected in March

Hiring by U.S. companies rose more than expected ... Hiring fell in just one sector: professional and business services. The stronger-than-expected report comes in the wake of an aggressive ... Read More

Strong Australian Services Sector Growth A Headache For RBA

SYDNEY--Activity in Australia's services sector ... growth trajectory, which does not appear to be the case from these survey results," Hogan said. Confidence across service industries was up ... Read More

US business activity stable in March; inflation picks up

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S ... growth and rising fuel prices, pushing overall selling price inflation for goods and services up to its highest for nearly a year," said Chris Williamson, chief ... Read More