By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s central bank is expected to leave short-term interest rates unchanged next week after an aggressive tightening round aimed at battling persistent inflation, but analysts are split over whether the rate hike cycle has ended. Of the 17 economists polled by Reuters, 13 projected the Bank of Israel would…
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Swati Bhat COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka cut its key interest rates for the second straight month on Thursday as inflation eased after last year’s devastating economic crisis and the focus returned to reviving growth following a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) cut…
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina will push loan repayments due to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in July to the end of the month, a person familiar with the matter at the Ministry of Economy said on Wednesday. The payments total $2.6 billion for the month and include $1.3 billion due on Friday. The cash-strapped…
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan World markets have taken a hit from a deepening selloff in China as they await critical health checks on U.S. employment over the next two days. With U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Beijing just as tit-for-tat trade restrictions ratchet up,…
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank on Thursday backed proposed new EU rules for closing down smaller banks when they fail, but said they should be more ambitious and apply across the bloc. Bank failures have been put in the spotlight by the recent collapses in the United States of Silicon Valley Bank and…
By Shaloo Shrivastava and Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – The rupee will hold on to its recent gains against the dollar in coming months and strengthen marginally in a year, on strong macroeconomic trends and expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its hiking cycle, a Reuters poll showed. Despite the Reserve…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China faces a growing surplus of two strategic metals if Beijing restricts exports, industry players said, weighing on domestic prices even as overseas prices of the thinly traded minerals jumped this week. China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Monday it will impose export controls on gallium and germanium from Aug. 1, used…
LONDON (Reuters) – Bitcoin hit its highest level in 13 months on Thursday rising as much as 3.28% to $31,500. The world’s largest cryptocurrency has recently found support due to plans by fund managers, including BlackRock – the world’s largest asset manager – to launch a U.S.-listed spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund(ETF). Nasdaq refiled its application…
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese investors are rushing offshore to make dollar deposits and buy Hong Kong insurance in a signal domestic confidence is languishing and that the ailing yuan faces more pressure. The outflows highlight deep-seated concern about the state of China’s economy as its much-awaited pandemic recovery stalls. Consumer spending is flagging, the…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Retail sales in the euro zone were unchanged in May, Eurostat said on Thursday, as increased spending on non-food items offset declines for food and automotive fuel. Retail sales volumes in the 20 nations sharing the euro currency were unchanged from April and were 2.9% lower year-on-year. That compared with average forecasts…
