Analysis-Consultancy firms in China tested limits before Beijing’s crackdown
By Engen Tham and James Pomfret SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s clampdown on its consultancy and due diligence sector has…
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Japan govt gives lukewarm response to new BOJ chief’s plan for policy review
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The new governor of the Bank of Japan received a lukewarm response from the…
India’s WPI falls for first time in 3 years in April
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s annual wholesale price index (WPI) fell for the first time in nearly three years in April,…
Saudi inflation steady at 2.7% in April, driven by housing
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation rate was 2.7% in April, unchanged from the previous month, driven mostly by…
Swedish inflation dips more than expected in April, easing cbank worries
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Inflation in Sweden slowed faster than expected in April, data from the statistics office showed on Monday,…
EU commission sees Germany 2023 GDP growth at 0.2%, Italy 1.2% – newspaper
ROME (Reuters) – The European Commission will forecast Germany’s economic growth this year at 0.2%, while projecting a 1.2% rate…
India’s retail inflation may ease to cenbank’s 4% target in May -economists
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s headline retail inflation in May is likely to fall further towards 4% — the midpoint of…
German April wholesale prices post first y/y drop since Dec 2020
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s wholesale price index fell slightly in April compared to the same month last year, the first…
US DOJ to crackdown on crypto exchanges, NCET director says – FT
(Reuters) – The U.S. cryptocurrency enforcement tsar has said that the country was stepping up scrutiny of crypto exchanges to…
Thailand’s growth beats forecast; investors brace for uncertainty after elections
By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s economy expanded faster than expected in the first quarter due…