By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – Ticketmaster and other companies have agreed to offer consumers upfront, all-in pricing, the White House announced as it convened a meeting on Thursday to highligh[...]
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June 15, 2023
BOJ’s next steps and triggers for policy shift
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -One of Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda’s biggest challenges will be to phase out a controversial yield curve control policy, which is criticised for distorting[...]
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China eyes support for consumer, private sectors as growth falters
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) -China will roll out more stimulus to support a slowing economy this year, but concerns over debt and capital flight will keep measures targeted at shoring up weak deman[...]
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S&P 500 leaps to highest close in 14 months; traders bet US rates near peak
By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged on Thursday to close at their highest in 14 months, as investors cheered economic data that fueled bets that t[...]
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Marketmind: After the hawks, here comes the Bank of Japan dove
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. The Bank of Japan, the most dovish major central bank in the world, annou[...]
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Kenya finance minister vows to pay all due debts, cuts deficit
By Duncan Miriri and George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenya’s finance minister on Thursday said the government will pay all debts when they fall due, and cut the budget deficit for the fiscal[...]
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Stocks rally, dollar falls after U.S. data, ECB hike, hawkish Fed pause
By Sinéad Carew and Marc Jones NEW YORK, LONDON (Reuters) – MSCI’s global index of stocks rose on Thursday to its highest level since April 2022 after strong U.S. economic data, but the do[...]
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Euro advances, surges to 15-year peak vs yen, after ECB lifts rates
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The euro hit a 15-year peak against the yen and a five-week high against the dollar on Thursday after the European Central Bank raised interest r[...]
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Motor vehicles, building materials lift US retail sales in May
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in May as consumers stepped up purchases of motor vehicles and building materials, which could help to stave off a dr[...]
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