In the coming week, the economic calendar will be dominated by key price data releases and Federal Reserve speeches, which have the potential to significantly impact the market. Renowned economist Mohamed El-Erian echoed this sentiment, highlighting that inflation data and the start of the US corporate earnings season will be the key focus for the…
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s move to raise the maximum mortgages available to some homebuyers, its first relaxation in curbs on home purchases adopted in 2009, boosted shopping interest over the weekend but did little for transaction volumes, property agents said. One of the world’s most expensive property markets, the Asian…
By Curtis Williams and Nia Williams HOUSTON (Reuters) – A coming wave of North American liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects faces staffing challenges that are prompting some of the biggest developers to expand training and coordinate projects to keep construction workers. There are eight export projects now under way that when completed would add…
By Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Embattled by a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) crackdown, crypto companies are making a renewed push on Capitol Hill to drum up support for legislation they hope will rein in the agency and provide regulatory clarity for the industry. The Blockchain Association, Chamber of Digital Commerce, Crypto Council…
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada (BoC) is heading toward a second consecutive quarter-point interest rate hike on Wednesday after a month of economic data revealed resilient growth, a stubbornly tight labor market and sticky underlying inflation, analysts said. In June, the central bank raised its overnight rate to a 22-year…
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Last week’s bond market storm calmed somewhat on Monday, but the interest rate horizon now relies heavily on evidence of more disinflation given economic activity and the labor market are holding up so well. With Wednesday’s U.S. consumer price report expected…
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pro-union baristas at Starbucks are taking their campaign on the road on Monday and trying a new tactic along the way: asking the coffee chain’s customers to organize pickets at non-unionized U.S. cafes. The Workers United union plans to hand out flyers during a 13-city bus tour to…
By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) -Mark Zuckerberg has pitched Meta’s Twitter copycat app, Threads, as a “friendly” refuge for public discourse online, framing it in sharp distinction to the more adversarial Twitter which is owned by billionaire Elon Musk. “We are definitely focusing on kindness and making this a friendly place,” Meta CEO Zuckerberg…
By Milounee Purohit and Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s inflation likely snapped a four-month decline in June as food prices surged, a Reuters poll of economists found, making a cut in interest rates unlikely any time soon, while the Reserve Bank of India is also expected to resist pressure to raise rates. “We believe…
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s passenger vehicle sales fell in June, data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed on Monday, as a stumbling economic recovery led to more consumer caution on big-ticket spending. Car sales in June totalled 1.91 million units, down 2.9% from last year, CPCA data showed. It was the first monthly…
