China's 'common Prosperity' Drive Slashes Pay And Perks For Investment Bankers

China’s ‘common Prosperity’ Drive Slashes Pay And Perks For Investment Bankers

By Selena Li HONG KONG – China’s well-heeled financial dealmakers are getting a crash course in austerity with pay cuts and perks reined in, as their state-owned employers respond to Beijing’s “common prosperity” drive, eight people with knowledge of the matter said. State-owned investment banks including China International Capital Corp (CICC) and Citic Securities have…

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Analysis: South Korea's Sudden Property Slump Tests World's Most Indebted Consumers

Analysis: South Korea’s Sudden Property Slump Tests World’s Most Indebted Consumers

By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s property market has abruptly gone from sizzling hot to floundering, piling pressure on some of the world’s most debt-saddled consumers as the sector experiences the fastest interest rate hikes on record. Prices of Seoul apartments last week reported their sharpest decline in 26 months, while transaction volumes…

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Apple Results Top Estimates As IPhone Escapes Economic Slump

Apple Results Top Estimates As IPhone Escapes Economic Slump

By Stephen Nellis, Nivedita Balu and Paresh Dave (Reuters) -Apple Inc on Thursday reported profit and sales that beat Wall Street expectations, navigating parts shortages better than predicted and benefiting from unceasing demand for iPhones even as inflation has consumers tightening other spending. Shares rose 3.2% after hours following the release of the results. Apple…

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Dollar Tumbles Vs Yen, Tracks Treasury Yields, As U.S. Growth Contracts In 2nd Quarter

Dollar Tumbles Vs Yen, Tracks Treasury Yields, As U.S. Growth Contracts In 2nd Quarter

By Karen Brettell and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar dropped to a six-week low against the yen on Thursday, tracking the decline in Treasury yields, after data showed the U.S. economy contracted again in the second quarter, fueling speculation that the Federal Reserve will not raise rates as aggressively as previously expected. The…

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