The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) stated that global food prices rose for the tenth consecutive month in March, reaching their highest levels since June 2014, led by jumps in the prices of vegetable oils, meat and dairy products. The FAO Food Price Index, which measures …
Read More »FAO: The World Food Price Index Rose For The Ninth Month in a Row
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said that global food prices rose for the ninth consecutive month in February, reaching their highest levels since July 2014, led by jumps in the prices of sugar and vegetable oils. The FAO Food Price Index, which measures monthly changes …
Read More »US Housing Price Index Up 0.1% in July
The Housing Price Index (HPI) in the US rose 1% in July, the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) monthly report showed on Wednesday. This reading matched June’s reading (revised from 0.9%) and came in higher than the market expectation of 0.5%. Earlier in the day, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) …
Read More »US: Housing Price Index Up 0.9% in June
The Housing Price Index (HPI) in the US rose 0.9% in June, the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) monthly report showed on Wednesday. This reading followed May’s print of -0.2% (revised from -0.3% and came in higher than the market expectation of 0.1%. Meanwhile, the S&P/Case-Shiller’s 20-metro area Home Price …
Read More »Global Food Price Index Rises in July
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday that global food prices rose in July, led by vegetable oils, dairy products and sugar, to continue recovery from the previous month, which came after sharp declines caused by the pandemic. The FAO Food Price Index, which measures monthly …
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