By Veronica Dudei Maia Khongwir BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank will leave its key interest rate unchanged at 6.25% for a second straight meeting on Thursday and the remainder of the year as price pressures ease, a Reuters poll of economists found. Inflation has steadily decreased from a 14-year peak in January and…
(Reuters) – Hyundai Motor, the No. 3 global automaker by sales with its affiliate Kia Corp, outlined plans on Tuesday for a deepened push into battery development, steps to cut the cost of new electric vehicles and a restructuring of its China operations. Here are some of the highlights from Hyundai’s investor day presentation: CHINA…
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Wall St looks set to return from the ‘Juneteenth’ holiday in a slightly more cautious mood as hawkish European policymakers contrast with another interest rate cut in China and as U.S. housing dominates the data slate. Both the S&P500 and Nasdaq…
(Reuters) – Alibaba Group Holding said on Tuesday that Eddie Yongming Wu, chairman of its Taobao and Tmall Group, will succeed Daniel Zhang as chief executive officer, in the company’s biggest executive reshuffle since its restructuring. The e-commerce giant announced in March it will split into six business units, each with its own CEO and…
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the spy balloon incident with China “should be closed” in an interview with MSNBC posted online on Tuesday. “We did what we needed to do to protect our interests, we said what we needed to say and made clear what needed to make clear in…
SEOUL (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor will consider making its vehicles more readily compatible with the charging standard Tesla is pushing for in North America, the South Korean automaker’s CEO said on Tuesday. Tesla’s Superchargers make up about 60% of available U.S. fast chargers and Ford and General Motors have in recent weeks struck deals with…
(Reuters) – Alibaba Group said on Tuesday its CEO and chairman Daniel Zhang will step down from those roles to focus on its cloud division as the Chinese e-commerce giant moves ahead with a plan to split into six business units. The CEO role will be handed over to Eddie Yongming Wu, chairman of Alibaba’s…
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore for the first time became the most expensive city for goods and services for wealthy people, overtaking Hong Kong, London and New York, according to a report on Tuesday. Cars and essential health insurance in Singapore are 133% and 109% more expensive than the global average, among 12 consumer goods and…
(Reuters) – Australian airline Regional Express on Tuesday forecast an operational loss for fiscal 2023, citing a global shortage of pilots and engineers, as well as significantly lower business travel in May and June. The carrier said it was now expecting to record a group operational loss of A$35 million ($23.8 million) for the financial…
MILAN (Reuters) – Carmaker Stellantis and iPhone assembler Foxconn have created a 50-50 joint venture to design and sell semiconductors for the automotive industry from 2026. The joint venture, called SiliconAuto, will supply Stellantis, including its new ‘STLA Brain’ electronic and software architecture, Foxconn and other customers, the two companies said in a statement. “SiliconAuto…
