Philippines, U.S., Japan to hold first-ever joint coast guard exercise
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – The coast guard of the United States, Japan and the Philippines will hold trilateral…
Australia
PwC Australia puts nine partners on leave, overhauls board amid tax leak scandal
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Australia on Monday ordered nine partners to take leave and overhauled its…
AMP names Blair Vernon as CFO, dissolves Australian wealth management structure
(Reuters) – Australia’s AMP said on Monday Blair Vernon will take over from Peter Fredricson as its chief financial officer…
Pacific islands, in spotlight, to push climate change in South Korea summit
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Pacific island leaders will meet South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on…
Wall Street rallies, European shares see biggest gain in 2 months
By Chris Prentice and Huw Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Wall Street’s main indexes rose and European shares logged their largest…
Dollar set for third week of gains as US debt talks loom large
By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The dollar was set for a third straight weekly gain on Friday, as markets…
Latitude Group flags sharp drop in earnings due to cyberattack, shares fall
By Navya Mittal and Himanshi Akhand (Reuters) -Australia’s Latitude Group on Friday forecast a steep fall in fiscal 2023 earnings…
Australia issues interim stop order for Humm’s BNPL products, shares drop
(Reuters) -Australian fintech company Humm Group said on Friday its unit got an interim stop order from the country’s corporate…
Australia retail sales flat in April as consumers cut back on food, dining out
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian retail sales were flat in April as consumers, who face high living costs and…
New Zealand consumer confidence flat in May -ANZ-Roy Morgan
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Consumer confidence in New Zealand was flat in May compared with the prior month and remained very…