BOJ highlights broadening wage, price hikes in report on regional Japan
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Many regional areas of Japan saw small and mid-sized firms aggressively raise wages, reflecting intensifying…
Eurozone investor mood tumbles more than expected in July
BERLIN (Reuters) – Investor morale in the euro zone sank more than expected in July, hitting a low not seen…
Soaring vegetable prices may tip India’s delicate inflation balance -economists
MUMBAI (Reuters) – A steeper-than-expected surge in the prices of vegetables, especially tomatoes, over the past few weeks could push…
For Hong Kong’s youth, government-backed hostels offer a smidgen of housing hope
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) -For most young adults, moving out of home is a rite of passage but…
China’s deflation pressure builds as consumer prices falter
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s producer prices fell at their fastest pace in over seven years in June, while consumer prices teetered…
NATO’s reappointed leader, Jens Stoltenberg
(Reuters) -Here are some facts about NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, whose contract will be extended for a further year…
The Baltic states and their strategic significance for NATO
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) -NATO holds a summit on July 11-12 in Lithuania, one of the three Baltic states…
Take Five: Mind the curve
(Reuters) -Trade tensions between Washington and Beijing are riding high while U.S. inflation data will inform the Federal Reserve’s next…
Westpac hires RBA assistant gov Luci Ellis as chief economist
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank is set to lose a top official to the private sector amid a broader…
US, Ukraine’s top diplomats hold ‘important’ call before NATO summit
(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said late on Sunday they held…