Japan factory activity slips back into contraction in June on soft orders
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity contracted in June after expanding for the first time in 7 months in May,…
South Korea factory activity suffers longest downturn in at least 19 years
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s factory activity shrank at a steeper pace in June and extended its downturn to a…
RBA to raise rates to 4.35% on July 4 but decision on a knife edge
By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU (Reuters) -The Reserve Bank of Australia will likely raise its interest rate by 25 basis points…
China forex regulator Pan Gongsheng named central bank party boss
(Reuters) -China’s ruling Communist Party appointed central bank Deputy Governor Pan Gongsheng as the bank’s party secretary on Saturday, a…
Russian ex-arms dealer freed for Brittney Griner to run for far-right party in local vote
(Reuters) – A Russian arms dealer freed last December in a prisoner swap for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has…
Marketmind: Q3 kicks off with China PMI in spotlight
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist….
Big Bets on United Healthcare
The UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) has recently become the subject of intense market scrutiny due to a substantial investment made by…
Ukraine reports Russian attacks in east, progress in south
(Reuters) – Ukrainian forces are resisting a Russian onslaught in eastern areas of the front and face difficulties in the…
Prigozhin-controlled Russian media group shuts amid mutiny fallout
(Reuters) – Yevgeny Prigozhin’s media holding group is to shut down, the director of one of its outlets said, highlighting…
Barclays seeks to stop being corporate banker to Odey Asset Management – FT
(Reuters) -Barclays is looking to terminate its corporate banking relationship with Odey Asset Management (OAM), the Financial Times reported on…