Exclusive-SoftBank considering US listing for its PayPay business – sources
By Sam Nussey and Miho Uranaka TOKYO (Reuters) -SoftBank is considering a U.S. listing for its PayPay payments business, three…
Economy
Australia central bank chief has ‘open mind’ about future tightening
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s top central banker said on Wednesday he is confident higher interest rates are working…
Analysis-A wasted opportunity? Italy’s EU funds bonanza hits the rocks
By Valentina Za, Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME/MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s hopes of transforming its economy with billions of…
No Australia ‘mortgage cliff’ in sight after rate hikes, say top banks
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) -Two top Australian banks said the number of home loan customers missing repayments remained below…
Japan households’ inflation expectations rise, keep pressure on BOJ
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese households’ inflation expectations rose in the three months to June, a central bank…
Factbox-Australia’s central bank outlines new policy procedures
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced changes to how it formulates and announces interest rate…
AXA weighs offloading $2 billion reinsurance arm to cut disaster risk – sources
By David French and Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -One of the world’s top insurers is mulling offloading its…
Marketmind: Stocks rise, dollar slips as all eyes on US inflation
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee While market participants are almost certain…
Trial starts for Korean chip exec accused of stealing Samsung secrets for China factory
By Heekyong Yang and Ju-min Park SUWON, South Korea (Reuters) – The trial of a South Korean chip executive accused…
Back-to-school spending set for first decline in nine years as inflation bites – report
By Deborah Mary Sophia (Reuters) – Back-to-school spending is expected to fall for the first time in nine years as…