Analysis-Tumbling US dollar a boon to risk assets across the globe
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cooling U.S. inflation is accelerating a decline in the dollar, and risk…
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Marketmind: Relief over US inflation keeps Asia upbeat
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Sonali Desai Thursday’s Goldilocks blend of cooling U.S….
UN agency calls for debt pause option as poverty rates rise
By Emma Farge and Marc Jones GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – A United Nations agency urged global finance ministers to give poor…
Factbox-Changes to Australia’s central bank following review
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s government announced on Friday that Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor at the Reserve Bank of Australia, will…
Singapore dodges recession after slight growth in Q2
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore’s economy narrowly escaped a recession in the second quarter as global demand weakened and…
Surging stocks turn Tokyo into hot job market for fund managers
By Xie Yu and Makiko Yamazaki HONG KONG/TOKYO (Reuters) – Global hedge funds and asset managers are scouring Tokyo for…
Euro zone ministers agree on gradual wind-down of spending
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone finance ministers agreed on Thursday that the single currency area needed a “determined, gradual and…
Nissan to invest some $725 million in Renault’s EV unit, Yomiuri says
TOKYO (Reuters) -Nissan Motor is likely to invest around 100 billion yen ($725 million) in Renault’s new electric vehicle unit,…
Instant View: Australia appoints first female head for RBA
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Australia on Friday appointed Michele Bullock as the next central bank governor, replacing Philip Lowe to become…
Australia’s central bank loses chief to public ire over rates
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – The head of Australia’s central bank suffered an early end to his 43-year career…