UK retail sales slide at fastest pace in more than a year: CBI
LONDON (Reuters) – British retail sales fell in July at the fastest rate since April 2022 and stores are bracing…
July 27, 2023
Hedge funds rush to buy China stocks on economy stimulus prospects – Goldman
By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – Global hedge funds snapped up Chinese equities following the politburo meeting this week,…
Analysis-Investors manoeuvre, warily, for long-shot BOJ policy move
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – From a rising yen to debt market derivatives, market signals reveal how investors are…
Singapore’s Keppel logs over seven-fold jump in first-half profit
(Reuters) -Singapore’s Keppel Corp on Thursday reported a more than seven-fold jump in its first-half profit boosted by a one-off…
Roche: have abandoned some trials due to U.S. drug pricing plans
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Roche said it had abandoned certain drug development projects or acquisitions under consideration because of planned price cuts…
Nestle says price rises will moderate in rest of 2023
LONDON (Reuters) – Nestle will raise prices at a more moderate rate in the remainder of 2023, its CEO said…
US not seeking permanent base in Papua New Guinea – defense secretary
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Thursday during a visit to Papua New Guinea…
Nestle sales outlook brightens after strong first half
By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) -Nestle improved its full-year organic sales outlook and reported better-than-expected first-half organic sales, as the…
BNP Paribas facing potential fine as it resolves U.S. messaging probe
PARIS (Reuters) – BNP Paribas is set to resolve a U.S. probe into employees’ use of unapproved messaging platforms, its…
China to boost credit support to consumer sector – regulator
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will guide banks to boost credit in the consumer service industry, its financial regulator said on…