Japan’s firms offer biggest pay hikes in 30 years, wage growth broadens
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese firms offered the biggest pay hikes in three decades at this year’s negotiations with…
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Singapore’s fight against inflation still on amid uncertain growth outlook -central bank
By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s central bank warned on Wednesday of weak near-term growth for one of Asia’s…
Federal court rules against Australia’s AMP in class action proceedings, shares tank
(Reuters) – Australia’s AMP Ltd tanked on Wednesday after the country’s federal court ruled against the wealth manager in class…
Analysis-Out-of-sync U.S. stocks hide market risks
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks’ tendency to move in sync has plunged to near-record lows,…
Marketmind: China dampens the mood again
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Sonali Desai China’s faltering economic recovery has once…
Factbox-Potential candidates as next chief of Australia’s central bank
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian government will announce this month whether it would reappoint Reserve Bank of…
Australia markets in the dark as clock ticks down on govt choice of RBA chief
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – With a July policy meeting done and dusted, the head of Australia’s central bank…
China’s services activity softens as recovery falters – Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s services activity expanded at the slowest pace in five months in June, a private-sector survey showed…
Shares in K-Pop agencies fall after report of antitrust probe
SEOUL (Reuters) – Shares in K-Pop management agencies fell on Wednesday, after South Korea’s antitrust watchdog began investigations into any…
Japan’s service activity maintains firm pace as demand picks up – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s service activity maintained a brisk pace of growth in June as the relaxation of pandemic-related restrictions…