Marketmind: The ECB won’t throw a curve ball
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Vidya Ranganathan After a slight jolt overnight from…
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Australia’s strong May employment leaves RBA little breathing room
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian employment blew past expectations in May, while the jobless rate edged lower and participation…
China pushes platform firms to protect consumer, vendor rights
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s market regulator on Thursday announced a five-month campaign that will ensure platform companies optimise their protocols,…
China’s May factory output, retail sales growth miss expectations
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s industrial output rose 3.5% in May from a year earlier, official data showed on Thursday, slightly…
Japan exports grow unexpectedly on solid car sales, global demand still uneven
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s exports grew unexpectedly in May on robust car sales, though the…
Australian state bans PwC from new tax contracts for three months
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian state on Thursday imposed a three-month ban on PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) local unit from receiving new…
China’s slower home price growth, deepening investment slump signal more easing
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s new home prices rose at a slower pace in May, while the steepest slump in property investment…
Analysis-In China’s lithium hub, mining boom comes at a cost
By Siyi Liu and Dominique Patton YICHUN, China (Reuters) – Down a steep dirt road from the Baishi Huashan lithium…
China’s Jan-May property investment, sales fall at faster pace
BEIJING (Reuters) – Property investment in China fell at a faster pace in January-May, dropping 7.2% from the same period…
China cuts medium-term loan rates as economy sputters, more easing expected
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s central bank cut the borrowing cost of its medium-term policy loans for the first time in…