LONDON (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs said on Friday the appointments of Mehmet Simsek as Turkish finance minister and Hafize Gaye Erkan as central bank governor suggested a widespread understanding[...]
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June 9, 2023
European shares slip as cenbank meetings loom, Croda falls on profit warning
By Shreyashi Sanyal and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -European shares slipped on Friday, rounding off a lacklustre week that saw investors step to the sidelines ahead of crucial updates from the U.S[...]
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Factbox-What are governments doing to ease inflation pain?
(Reuters) – Pandemic-related disruptions to global supply chains and the effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine have driven up prices of energy, commodities and other necessities. Here’s[...]
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Canada extends Ukraine tariff-free order, tightens access to sheltered farm sectors
By Rod Nickel and Steve Scherer WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) -Canada on Friday extended Ukraine’s tariff-free access for most goods, but tightened access for eggs, poultry and dairy, sectors tha[...]
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Pakistan targets fiscal deficit of 6.54% in budget closely watched by IMF
By Asif Shahzad and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s government will target a budget deficit of 6.54% of economic output in the fiscal year starting on July 1, the finance[...]
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Investors channel billions into emerging markets, but China drops again-IIF
By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) – Foreign investors piling into Asian fixed income and stocks propelled emerging market portfolio inflows to $10.4 billion in May, offsetting Chinese bonds suffe[...]
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Russian central bank gives most hawkish signal this year as it holds rates
By Elena Fabrichnaya, Vladimir Soldatkin and Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s central bank issued its strongest signal yet that it may hike interest rates this year, saying that likel[...]
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Canada’s May unemployment rate rises for first time in nine months to 5.2%
By Ismail Shakil and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada unexpectedly shed jobs in May and the unemployment rate rose for the first time in nine months, data showed on Friday, a first sign of emplo[...]
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China’s CPI expected to rise in H2: central bank governor
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s year-on-year consumer inflation is projected to rise gradually in the second half of the year while, mainly due to base effects, second quarter economic growth[...]
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