NZ food prices surge, Q1 inflation awaited as another rate hike expected
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand food prices surged in March as flash floods and a cyclone this…
Australia
Australia nears wide-ranging shake up of its central bank
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Treasurer on Monday said he was close to announcing details of a wide-ranging review into the…
Big copper deals to take centerstage in Santiago as demand heats up
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Global copper producers are converging in Chile this week for their largest gathering since 2019, with talks…
Dollar, yields gain as likelihood of Fed rate hike rises
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – Treasury yields rose and the dollar index bounced off a one-year low on…
Dollar bounces off one-year low, weak retail sales not as bad as feared
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar index bounced off a one-year low against a basket of currencies…
Lundin’s bid for Chilean copper hints at returning investor optimism
By Fabian Cambero and Divya Rajagopal SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Lundin Mining Corp’s bid for control of Chile’s Caserones copper mine…
Australia signs land deal for proposed battery material plant
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The state of Western Australia will allocate land to a battery metal processing facility proposed by IGO…
Silicon Valley Bank is largest failure since 2008 crisis, billions stranded
By David French, Echo Wang and Alun John (Reuters) – Startup-focused lender SVB Financial Group became the largest bank to…
Britain sets out legislation to regulate buy-now-pay-later credit
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Tuesday set out draft legislation to regulate “buy now pay later” (BNPL) credit,…
New look CBDCs and cryptomarket to emerge from turmoil, top BIS official says
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Cryptomarkets have not been killed off by last year’s turmoil, while the new wave…