SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian consumer sentiment stayed stuck at historically depressed levels in March amid concerns over inflation and interest rates, a survey showed on Tuesday, with the appe[...]
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March 13, 2023
Sliding bank shares drag Wall Street down in choppy trade
By David Carnevali NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sliding bank shares dragged Wall Street down on Monday with investors worried about contagion from the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, but trade was choppy[...]
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IMF staff OK Argentina loan review, say targets could be eased
By Jorgelina do Rosario and Rodrigo Campos LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Argentina reached a staff-level agreement on the fourth review of their $44 billion loan[...]
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UK’s Hunt sets out English ‘investment zones’ ahead of budget
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Jeremy Hunt announced on Monday he would create 12 “investment zones” in England to spur the regional economy outside[...]
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Marketmind: Markets now banking on no more Fed hikes
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. After the crash, bang, and wallop of two U.S. banks collapsing and regulators steaming in with emergen[...]
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Bank shares plunge on contagion fears; precious metals rally
By Chris Prentice and Nell Mackenzie NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Global bank shares and short-dated U.S. Treasury yields plunged on Monday as concerns over fallout from the collapse of Silicon V[...]
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Portugal ends Golden Visas, curtails Airbnb rentals to address housing crisis
(This Feb. 16 story has been corrected to make clear that the scheme offers residency rights, not an EU passport, which golden visa-holders can apply for after five years, in paragraphs 9 and 11) By P[...]
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Brazil’s Senate set to approve invitation for central bank chief’s hearing
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Senate Economic Affairs Committee (CAE) is expected to agree on Tuesday to invite Central Bank Governor Roberto Campos Neto to testify at a hearing on the cou[...]
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South Korea import prices fall in Feb for first time in two years
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s import prices for February fell in annual terms for the first time in two years on weaker oil prices, central bank data showed on Tuesday. The country[...]
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