Wanted Hong Kong activist fears for safety, hopes for U.S. asylum
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang (Reuters) -For Anna Kwok, a Washington-based Hong Kong activist, the imposition of a Hong…
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Wall Street cheers cool CPI with stock rally; dollar, yields decline
By Lawrence Delevingne (Reuters) -Wall Street stocks advanced on Wednesday and the dollar and Treasury yields fell after new U.S….
US dollar stumbles, drops to more than one-year low as inflation eases in June
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar crashed to its lowest in more than a year on Wednesday…
Australia central bank chief has ‘open mind’ about future tightening
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s top central banker said on Wednesday he is confident higher interest rates are working…
No Australia ‘mortgage cliff’ in sight after rate hikes, say top banks
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) -Two top Australian banks said the number of home loan customers missing repayments remained below…
Factbox-Australia’s central bank outlines new policy procedures
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced changes to how it formulates and announces interest rate…
NZ central bank hits pause at 5.5%, economists see easing in 2024
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s central bank held the cash rate steady at 5.5% on Wednesday, hitting…
Australia cabinet will soon decide on next RBA governor – treasurer
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Wednesday the cabinet would meet soon to decide…
Dollar dives to two-month low, pound scales 15-month peaks on wage growth data
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar declined to a two-month low against a major currency index on…
Stocks rise, dollar dips ahead of US inflation data
By Lawrence Delevingne and Amanda Cooper (Reuters) -Global shares rose and the dollar pulled back on Tuesday, a day ahead…