Tranquility reigns over markets still awash with cash, for now
By Naomi Rovnick and Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – Soaring interest rates, slowing economic growth and a banking sector still…
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France’s Finance Minister pledges renewed push to cut public spending -FT
(Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire will take a more stringent approach to public finances, he told the…
Indonesia’s May trade surplus to shrink to $3.02 billion – Reuters poll
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Economists surveyed in a Reuters poll expect Indonesia’s May trade surplus to shrink from the previous month,…
Analysis-Japanese investors’ patience running thin as BOJ stalls
By Kevin Buckland and Ankur Banerjee TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – For Japan’s long term bond investors, an end to the Bank…
Marketmind: A hawkish skip or a dovish pause?
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland There’s no escaping that it’s all…
China central bank seen cutting medium-term policy rate: Reuters poll
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s central bank is widely expected to cut the borrowing cost of medium-term policy loans for the…
New Zealand must free up land, expand housing supply to ease home affordability – IMF
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand needs to keep increasing the supply of houses to address housing affordability,…
Australia’s ANZ looks to expand lending to critical minerals sector
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian lender ANZ Group is looking at opportunities to invest more in the critical…
S.Korea’s jobless rate falls to record low, factory sector still shaky
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s jobless rate fell in May to a record low, official data showed on Wednesday, indicating…
US Senate confirms Bernstein as top White House economist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Jared Bernstein as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)…