Heineken sees Europe resilience offseting Asia slowdown risk
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Heineken maintained its forecast for 2023 profit growth with the risk of slower economic expansion…
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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…
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…