French inflation revised slightly upwards in March to 5.7% – final figures
PARIS(Reuters) – French annual inflation rose to a slightly revised 5.7% in March – albeit down from 6.3% in February…
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China’s first-quarter GDP growth seen rebounding to 4.0%, 2023 rate seen at 5.4% – Reuters poll
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s gross domestic product likely perked up in the first quarter of the year,…
Feeling poorer: Property slump hurting Chinese consumers, clouds recovery
By Liangping Gao and Marius Zaharia BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Liu Baoxiang, who runs a mahjong parlour in a city…
German wholesale price index up 2% year-on-year in March
(Reuters) – Germany’s wholesale price index rose in March compared with the same month last year, according to data released…
Singapore unexpectedly leaves monetary policy unchanged as risks grow
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore’s central bank on Friday left its monetary policy settings unchanged, reflecting the city-state’s concerns about its growth…
European exchanges’ defensive appeal attracts investors after bank turmoil
By Danilo Masoni and Samuel Indyk MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) – European exchange stocks stand to benefit from a spike in volatility…
ECB needs more rate hikes and faster balance sheet cuts, Wunsch says
By Balazs Koranyi WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The European Central Bank should speed up the reduction of its balance sheet and…
Marketmind: Singapore signals a peak for policy tightening
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Singapore’s central bank sprang the surprise…
Bank Indonesia forecast to hold rates at 5.75% for rest of 2023
By Sujith Pai and Veronica Dudei Maia Khongwir BENGALURU (Reuters) – Bank Indonesia is expected to keep its key interest…
Japan convening panel on digital yen as BOJ pilot scheme gets underway
TOKYO (Reuters) – Following the Bank of Japan’s launch this month of a pilot programme to test the use of…