Rheinmetall and KMW to upgrade Puma armoured vehicles for German army
(Reuters) – Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) have received an order from the German army to upgrade 143 Puma infantry…
Economy
China may hold lending benchmarks steady as recovery remains on track -analysts
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China is widely expected to stand pat on lending benchmarks at the monthly fixing on Thursday, a…
EU passenger car sales up 28.8% to over 1 million units in March, ACEA says
(Reuters) – Passenger car registrations in the European Union rose 28.8% in March to more than one million units, the…
Analysis: China’s ‘atypical’ deflation cycle gives central bank a headache
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank has plenty of reasons to loosen policy as deflationary pressures in…
Analysis-Once booming Indian startups set for more pain as funding crunch worsens
By M. Sriram MUMBAI (Reuters) – A funding squeeze at Indian startups that has already led to layoffs and delayed…
Analysis-ECB market rate bets: still some unfinished business for the hawks
By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – European Central Bank officials are still banging the inflation drum and suggesting interest rates must…
Analysis-Banking crisis scars struggling U.S. real estate stocks
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. real estate stocks are struggling this year after a rough 2022, as…
Analysis-Europe’s strikes could spell more flights havoc into summer
By Joanna Plucinska LONDON (Reuters) – Strikes across Europe have led to a spike in flight cancellations, delays and driven…
Marketmind: Sterling’s inflation test
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Traders are scaling back bets on…
China says drafting plans to boost recovery, expansion of consumption
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is formulating plans to boost the recovery and expansion of consumption, the state planner’s spokesperson Meng…