Nikkei powers to Japan’s 1990 ‘bubble’ era peak
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s stock benchmark rallied on Friday to the highest since August 1990, the country’s…
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Australia’s push for faster EV uptake will be slow to charge
(This May 17 story has been corrected to say the rollout of chargers started small due to grid issues, not…
U.S., Taiwan reach deal on first part of ’21st Century’ trade pact
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. and Taiwan reached agreement on the first part of their “21st Century” trade…
Analysis-Investment banking faultlines trigger European job shake-up
By Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) – A dearth of deals, banking sector ructions and most recently the aftershocks of the…
Analysis-US debt ceiling deal could stall safety flight fueling megacap rally
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – A potential deal to lift the U.S. debt ceiling could spur money managers…
Analysis-Investors see trouble ahead after Europe’s stellar first quarter
By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – Big European companies have delivered significantly stronger than expected first-quarter results, defying a challenging…
Brazil’s finance minister signals potential change to inflation target timeline
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad on Thursday suggested that the country’s new government is looking at adjusting…
Japan’s inflation stays above BOJ’s target, key gauge hits four-decade high
By Takahiko Wada and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s core consumer inflation stayed well above the central bank’s 2% target…
Marketmind: Rehash on rates ahead as ECB, BOE and Fed speak
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Vidya Ranganathan Several key central bankers, including Fed…
Biden’s team reports ‘progress’ in US debt ceiling talks
By Jeff Mason HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Democratic negotiators told President Joe Biden on Friday that they are making “steady progress”…