Australia to reveal huge budget rebound, pledge restraint in response
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Labor government is set to reveal a vast improvement in the budget bottom…
April 30, 2023
China new home prices up slightly in April, less cities post gains – survey
BEIJING (Reuters) – Prices of new homes in 100 Chinese cities rose a touch in April in an extension of…
Oil Prices Dip On U.S. Rate Hike Expectations, Weak China PMI
By Katya Golubkova TOKYO (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Monday as jitters over the prospect of the U.S. Federal Reserve…
Australia’s home prices rise again in sign of market bottom
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian home prices rose for a second straight month in April, in a further signal that the…
Currencies In Limbo Awaiting Packed Week Of Central Banks
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Currencies were in limbo on Monday as holidays in most of Asia made for thin…
Biden attacks news outlets for ‘lies of conspiracy and malice’
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday, in a possible preview of a 2024 presidential…
Alibaba founder Jack Ma takes up Tokyo University visiting professorship
TOKYO (Reuters) – Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma has been invited to be a visiting professor at Tokyo College, a…
Japan’s Astellas Pharma Agrees To Buy Iveric Bio For $5.9 Billion
(Reuters) -Japan’s Astellas Pharma said on Monday it agreed to buy U.S. drugmaker Iveric Bio Inc for about $5.9 billion…
S.Korea exports suffer longest losing streak in 3 years, China sales tumble
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s exports fell for a seventh straight month in April for their longest losing streak in three…
Paraguay’s President-elect Santiago Pena: puppet or pragmatist?
By Lucinda Elliott and Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) – Paraguay’s President-elect Santiago Pena, a clean-cut former central bank director, will…