BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s wholesale price index fell slightly in April compared to the same month last year, the first year-on-year drop since December 2020, according to data released[...]
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May 15, 2023
Thailand’s growth beats forecast; investors brace for uncertainty after elections
By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s economy expanded faster than expected in the first quarter due to a recovery in tourism, data showed on Monday,[...]
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Past austerity haunts Greek election as voters struggle with living costs
By Angeliki Koutantou and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) – Fourteen years after a debt crisis that saw Greece nearly crash out of the euro, single parent Niki Klaoudatou says she worries mo[...]
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Indonesia April trade surplus beats forecast; exports, imports fall
By Stefanno Sulaiman and Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s April trade surplus came in slightly bigger than expected, even as exports and imports plunged amid declining prices of i[...]
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S.Korean house prices fall in April for 11th straight month
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean house prices weakened for an 11th consecutive month in April – its longest streak of declines in 11 years – but the pace of falls continued to slow, da[...]
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In the Market: Why US regional banks are doomed to a doom loop
By Paritosh Bansal (Reuters) – Banking regulators have been pushed by market volatility in recent weeks into doing things that they haven’t really wanted to do, like letting the largest U.[...]
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Marketmind: Debt impasse dominates in big day for politics
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland. Politics has the spotlight at the start of a new week, falling chiefly – still – on the U.S. debt ceiling stando[...]
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China’s rising clout spotlighted at finance chief meetings before G7 summit
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – The weekend gathering of finance chiefs from the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies did not single out China as a threat in their communique, but left[...]
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Japan’s wholesale inflation slows, may ease pressure on BOJ
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s wholesale inflation slowed for a fourth straight month in April as rises in raw material costs moderated, data showed on Monday, suggesting that consumer[...]
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