US dollar flat to modestly higher as upbeat data backs May rate hike
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar was little changed to slightly higher against major currencies on…
Australia
Mining M&A spree to keep Australia dealmaking humming after $37 billion in first quarter
By Melanie Burton and Scott Murdoch MELBOURNE (Reuters) – As automakers and chemicals suppliers scramble to secure raw materials, resource-rich…
Australia prepares more assertive military stance to deter conflict
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia will outline its defence plans on Monday, and its leaders are previewing a more…
New Zealand ships its last livestock as ban takes effect
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s last exports of livestock by sea have been completed and live exports…
Lachlan Murdoch drops defamation lawsuit against Australian news website
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – Fox Corp CEO Lachlan Murdoch dropped a defamation lawsuit against an Australian news site…
Stocks stumble as Tesla drops, US yields retreat after data
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks was poised for its biggest daily percentage drop…
Woodford investors offered up to $292 million over fund failure
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) -More than 300,000 investors in the failed equity income fund run by one-time star stock…
Analysis-Investors seek to break through Japan Inc’s ‘value trap’
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Corporate governance in Japan has suddenly become a cause celebre, rousing the world’s third-largest stock…
Australia’s central bank to get new rate-setting board under review shake up
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s central bank is expected to get a new specialist board to manage monetary policy…
Factbox-Key recommendations in Australia’s review of the RBA
By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia on Thursday released its review of the Reserve Bank of Australia, the first…