BEIJING (Reuters) -Annual profits at China’s industrial firms extended a double-digit decline in the first five months as softening demand squeezed margins, reinforcing hopes of more policy support to bolster a stuttering post-COVID economic recovery. The 18.8% year-on-year slump in profits came on top of the 20.6% contraction in January-April, and added to evidence of…
By Selena Li and Yantoultra Ngui HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s state investor Temasek is selling around S$400 million ($295.92 million) worth of shares, or a 1.85% stake, in the country’s national carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA), according to a term sheet seen by Reuters on Wednesday. The shares are priced between S$7.202 and S$7.283 per…
By Alun John and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – Big global currencies are rarely on different paths. Yet Japan’s yen and China’s yuan are slumping against the dollar while in Europe the euro is outperforming and sterling is on a tear. With economic and monetary policy outlooks varying, currency moves are increasingly out of sync…
(Reuters) -Hong Kong-based conglomerate Swire Pacific Ltd said on Wednesday it would sell its Swire Coca-Cola USA unit for $3.9 billion to its controlling shareholder, John Swire & Sons Ltd. Swire Coca-Cola USA produces and sells Coca-Cola and other drinks across 13 U.S. states. Swire Pacific, which owns a 45% stake in Hong Kong’s flagship…
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – Two years after screening an internationally acclaimed documentary on the democracy movement in Hong Kong, director Kiwi Chow has been forced to complete a new movie with fresh financing after political concerns scared off some investors. The fears spiked after Hong Kong adopted a new censorship law in…
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s economy is projected to grow 3.9% this year, up from a previous forecast of 3.6%, helped by private consumption growth and a recovery in tourism, the World Bank said on Wednesday. Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy expanded 2.6% in 2022, when its tourism sector began to rebound after broad pandemic-related travel curbs…
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Eyeing another slew of impressive U.S. economic soundings, the world’s four most powerful central bankers are set to give a collective take on Wednesday on their final policy push to rein in inflation. Markets are torn between embracing the resilience of…
By Allison Lampert and Aditi Shah PARIS/DELHI (Reuters) -Indian aerospace suppliers see record jet orders by the country’s top two carriers boosting domestic parts manufacturing and aircraft repairs, but argue the government must do more to support production. Rising traffic, a search for alternative sourcing to China and orders this month from Air India and…
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese tech giants Tencent Holdings and Ant Group said that they would allow users to link international credit cards to their platforms, an issue that has long plagued foreign visitors as the country’s payment system has kept credit cards out for years. Tencent, operator of the popular chat…
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund are discussing a $2.5-billion “standby arrangement” for six to nine months, domestic newspapers said on Wednesday, with the current bailout programme set to expire on June 30. Pakistan rushed through a recent slew of policy adjustments, including a revised budget sought by the IMF and an…
