By Dhara Ranasinghe and Stefano Rebaudo LONDON (Reuters) – Inflation in the euro area is too high for comfort, meaning markets expect the European Central Bank to deliver its seventh straight in[...]
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May 1, 2023
Take Five: Rate hike vs bank stress
(Reuters) -Meetings at the U.S. Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and Australia’s central bank top the agenda, while megacap Apple brings the U.S. earnings season to an end, as markets[...]
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Australia to reveal huge budget rebound, pledge restraint in response
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Labor government is set to reveal a vast improvement in the budget bottom line next week as its coffers bulge with tax windfalls, yet the outlo[...]
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China new home prices up slightly in April, less cities post gains – survey
BEIJING (Reuters) – Prices of new homes in 100 Chinese cities rose a touch in April in an extension of modest gains seen in March, a private survey showed on Monday, as government support measur[...]
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Australia’s home prices rise again in sign of market bottom
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian home prices rose for a second straight month in April, in a further signal that the nation’s property market may have hit a floor ahead of a central bank rate[...]
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S.Korea exports suffer longest losing streak in 3 years, China sales tumble
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s exports fell for a seventh straight month in April for their longest losing streak in three years, driven by an extended slump in sales to China and suggesting per[...]
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Japan’s factory activity contracts at slower pace in April – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity contracted for the sixth straight month in April, but the details of a private survey released on Monday showed the manufacturing sector was edgi[...]
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