Singapore’s April core inflation rises 5%, beating forecast
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s key consumer price gauge rose 5% in April, higher than forecast, official data…
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Analysis-US debt ceiling crunch threatens to roil complacent stock market
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Strategists at some of Wall Street’s biggest banks are sounding increasingly worried about…
Marketmind: Can PMIs reprise their April surprise?
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Last month, better-than-expected PMI surveys helped…
Japan FY2022 real wages fall most in 8 years, outlook seen brighter
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wages fell the most in eight years in the fiscal year 2022,…
SoftBank exploring offering credit funds to tech startups- sources
By Krystal Hu and Manya Saini (Reuters) -SoftBank Investment Advisers, which manages two Vision Funds, is exploring launching a private…
Boxed Out: Why safe deposit boxes are harder to find
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) – As any fan of spy thrillers knows, there is only one place to…
South Korea household credit shrinks at record pace in first quarter
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s household credit shrank at a record pace in the first quarter as high interest rates…
Japan’s factory activity expands for first time in 7 months- PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s manufacturing activity expanded for the first time in seven months in May, while the service-sector hit…
Wall Street ends mixed as investors await debt ceiling talks
By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street finished mixed on Monday, with the Nasdaq helped…
Bank of Korea to hold rates until end of September, cut in Q4- Reuters poll
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Bank of Korea will keep interest rates unchanged for a third time on…