DUBLIN (Reuters) -European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker Klaas Knot is “not uncomfortable” with current market expectations which envisage interest rates rising to around 3.85% from 3% cu[...]
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April 20, 2023
Japan March export growth slows, annual trade deficit widens to record
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s export growth slowed in March, dragged down by a drop in China-bound shipments of cars and steel in a slide that underscores concern about slackenin[...]
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BOJ keeps upbeat economic view on seven of Japan’s nine regions
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan maintained its upbeat economic assessment for most regions on Thursday, saying wage hikes were broadening, underscoring its conviction that th[...]
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Marketmind: Cautious markets focus on central banks’ diverging paths
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Investors have hunkered down in Asian hours with stocks drifting while the dollar clings to gains from overnight. The prevail[...]
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Chinese stock listings in Europe face liquidity hurdle
By Li Gu and Tom Westbrook SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s ambitious plan to get its companies listed in London and Zurich stock markets needs fine-tuning, analysts say, as the spar[...]
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Dollar bonds of India’s Adani Group firms inch higher
MUMBAI (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by entities of India’s Adani Group were trading marginally higher on Thursday, after a group company said it will consider a buy[...]
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India economic growth seen stuck in low gear: Reuters poll
By Madhumita Gokhale BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s economy will slow considerably this fiscal year as the global economic slowdown impedes domestic growth prospects, according to a Reuters[...]
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China keeps lending benchmarks unchanged amid signs of recovery
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged for the eighth straight month on Thursday in line with expectations, as the economic recovery reduced the need for any im[...]
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Fed’s Williams: Inflation still ‘too high,’ Fed will act to lower it
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said Wednesday that inflation is still at problematic levels and the U.S. central bank will act[...]
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