BERLIN (Reuters) – Investor morale in the euro zone unexpectedly rose in August, ending three consecutive months of decline as inflation has lost some of its explosive power, but there are no signs of a lasting turnaround in sentiment, a survey showed on Monday. Sentix’s index for the euro zone rose to -18.9 points in…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign exchange reserves rose more than expected in July, official data showed on Monday, as the dollar fell against other major currencies. The country’s foreign exchange reserves – the world’s largest – rose $11.3 billion to $3.204 trillion last month, compared with $3.200 trillion tipped by a Reuters poll of analysts…
By Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) -Pope Francis said on Sunday that the Catholic Church is open to everyone, including the gay community, and that it has a duty to accompany them on a personal path of spirituality but within the framework of its rules. Francis, speaking to reporters on the plane returning…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Warabeya Nichiyo saw its shares lose more than 4% on Monday after the food maker disclosed two instances of cockroaches being found inside its rice that were sold at a 7-Eleven convenience store last week. Warabeya Nichiyo said it had received two separate notices that plum-flavoured rice balls made at a…
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices fell in July for a fourth month and the slide looks set to extend into 2024, but the market showed some signs of resilience despite a rise in borrowing costs, mortgage lender Halifax said on Monday. Prices fell 0.3% from June, adding to similar falls since April,…
(Reuters) -U.S. scientists have achieved net energy gain in a fusion reaction for the second time since December, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory said on Sunday. Scientists at the California-based lab repeated the fusion ignition breakthrough in an experiment in the National Ignition Facility (NIF) on July 30 that produced a higher energy yield than…
By Kevin Yao and Samuel Shen BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s promised “basket of measures” to defuse local government debt risks is likely to include special bond issuance, debt swaps, loan rollovers, and something Beijing really loathes: dipping into the central budget. Local governments are fundamental to China’s economy, with Beijing tasking provincial and city officials…
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian inquiry said in a report on Monday that it had found serious misconduct by a public prosecutor in connection with the trial of a former political staffer accused of raping a colleague in Parliament House. Brittany Higgins, an ex-staffer for former defence industry minister Linda Reynolds, went…
By Kevin Buckland and Brigid Riley TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese government bond yields fell from multi-month highs on Monday, mirroring a sharp retreat in their U.S. peers at the end of last week after data showed U.S. jobs growth had cooled. The 30-year JGB yield fell 2 basis points (bps) to 1.595%, after reaching 1.63%…
By Moussa Aksar, David Lewis and David Gauthier-Villars NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger’s coup was the culmination of months of acrimony between President Mohamed Bazoum and his chief guard over the leader’s attempts to emerge from the shadow of his predecessor, people familiar with the matter said. Since taking over from his political godfather Mahamadou Issoufou…
