BOJ’s Ueda vows to keep rates low for now, signals chance of future hike
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda on Tuesday stressed the need to keep monetary…
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Japan’s business services inflation hits 8-year high in fiscal 2022
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s business-to-business service inflation hit an eight-year high in the fiscal year that ended March, data showed…
Japan raises view on imports, sees rising bankruptcies
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan raised its official assessment of imports for first time in nine months, the government’s monthly economic…
South Korea economy averts recession but faces tough headwinds
By Choonsik Yoo and Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s heavily trade-reliant economy barely averted a recession posting slim growth…
Bitcoin could hit $100,000 by end-2024, Standard Chartered says
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -Top cryptocurrency bitcoin could reach $100,000 by the end of 2024, Standard Chartered said on…
Philippines’ Marcos to seek specifics from Biden on US defence commitment
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Monday said he will press U.S. counterpart Joe Biden to make…
Exclusive – EU tweaks draft patent rules making it easier for patent holders to sue
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission has tweaked draft patent rules to make it easier for…
At UN, Russia’s Lavrov warns world at ‘dangerous threshold’
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that the risk of conflict between global…
Marketmind: South Korea to avoid recession … just
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. As world markets…
U.S. stocks end mixed, Treasury yields dip with earnings, data on tap
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street shuffled to a mixed close on Monday, with interest rate-sensitive momentum…