BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s property sector fell 5.1% in 2022 from a year earlier, value-added data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Wednesday, heaping more pressure[...]
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January 18, 2023
BOJ keeps yield control policy unchanged
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan on Wednesday maintained ultra-low interest rates, including its 0.5% cap for the 10-year bond yield, defying market expectations it would phase out its massiv[...]
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Banxico nominee Mejia pledges independence at congressional hearing
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A nominee of the Mexican government to join the Bank of Mexico’s governing board, Omar Mejia, backed the central bank’s monetary tightening policies on Tuesda[...]
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Factbox-Key dates to watch out for on BOJ policy, leadership change
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s decades of ultra-low interest rates may reach a turning point on Wednesday as the central bank debates the fate of its yield control policy, which[...]
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Japan Nov core machinery orders tank more than expected
By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s core machinery orders fell further than expected in November, prompting the government to slash its view on the barometer[...]
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Key moments in BOJ’s monetary policy
(Reuters) – Japan’s decades of ultra-low interest rates may reach a turning point as the central bank debates the fate of its yield control policy, which is creaking under intense pressure[...]
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Mexican economy grew around 3% last year, fueled by tourism
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s economy expanded by about 3% in 2022, Finance Minister Rogelio Ramirez de la O said in a statement on Tuesday, as Latin America’s No. 2 economy sough[...]
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UK pay deals hold at 5% for second month as wages lag inflation – XpertHR
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Pay awards by British employers held at 5% for the second month in a row in December, well below annual inflation of close to 11%, data from human resources c[...]
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