Past austerity haunts Greek election as voters struggle with living costs
By Angeliki Koutantou and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) – Fourteen years after a debt crisis that saw Greece nearly crash…
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Indonesia April trade surplus beats forecast; exports, imports fall
By Stefanno Sulaiman and Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s April trade surplus came in slightly bigger than expected, even as…
S.Korean house prices fall in April for 11th straight month
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean house prices weakened for an 11th consecutive month in April – its longest streak of…
In the Market: Why US regional banks are doomed to a doom loop
By Paritosh Bansal (Reuters) – Banking regulators have been pushed by market volatility in recent weeks into doing things that…
Marketmind: Debt impasse dominates in big day for politics
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland. Politics has the spotlight at the…
China’s rising clout spotlighted at finance chief meetings before G7 summit
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – The weekend gathering of finance chiefs from the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies…
Japan’s wholesale inflation slows, may ease pressure on BOJ
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s wholesale inflation slowed for a fourth straight month in April as rises in raw…
China holds rates, adds more liquidity as recovery struggles
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China’s central bank rolled over maturing medium-term policy loans while keeping the interest rate unchanged on Monday, as…
Column-Funds take record short position across U.S. Treasuries curve: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – There’s a large swathe of the investment community convinced that 2023 will be…
Oil prices fall on stronger dollar, demand fears
By Laura Sanicola NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices settled more than 1% lower on Friday, falling for the fourth…