China passes guidance for supporting private sector – state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party has passed guidance for promoting the development of private firms, state media said…
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Marketmind: April boomlet mocks recession script
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The signal is still lost in…
Investors cut cash holdings as market focus shifts to inflation
By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) – Investors cut their cash holdings for the first time in eight weeks in the…
Sri Lanka consumer inflation dips to 49.2% y/y in March
By Uditha Jayasinghe (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) eased to 49.2% year-on-year in March, after a 53.6%…
China’s exports to North Korea rise sharply in March
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s overall exports to North Korea in March rose sharply compared with the same month last year…
Russia watching for new Western sanctions, says they would hit world economy
(Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday it was monitoring reports of a possible ban on exports to Russia by…
Factbox-Chile lithium move latest in global resource nationalism trend
By Matthew Chye (Reuters) – Chile’s President Gabriel Boric announced on Thursday he would nationalise the country’s vast lithium industry…
North Korea criticises G7 over call for denuclearisation
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea’s position as a nuclear weapons state will remain an undeniable reality as it…
BOJ sees ‘sound and resilient’ financial system despite some jitters
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s financial system has remained “sound and resilient” despite heightened financial sector jitters in…
Japan carrier ANA Holdings raises profit estimate on cheaper fuel, yen rise
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s largest airline ANA Holdings Inc on Friday raised its profit estimate for the just-ended fiscal year,…