(Reuters) -Citigroup economists on Wednesday raised their global growth forecast slightly and see a “less hard” landing but still expect the world’s economy to grow at the slowest pa[...]
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February 22, 2023
Japan govt bond breaches yield cap, BOJ steps in with buying, loans
By Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s 10-year government bond yield on Wednesday breached the top end of the Bank of Japan’s policy band for a second straight session, prompting the cen[...]
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BOJ’s Tamura warns of inflation overshoot, wage key to exit timing
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO/MAEBASHI, Japan (Reuters) -Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member Naoki Tamura on Wednesday warned of the risk of an overshoot in inflation and said the timing of an[...]
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MarketMind: Not if or when but how fast?
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Anshuman Daga: Is it really good news? Probably yes, probably not. Economies from the United States to Germany to Britain are showing an une[...]
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Analysis-Indonesia’s renewed dalliance with global bond investors may be brief
By Ankur Banerjee and Patturaja Murugaboopathy SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A sudden surge of foreign interest in Indonesian bonds may be reaching a peak, as investors see local interest rates holding[...]
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Sticky inflation to nudge Reserve Bank of India to hike rates once more – Reuters poll
By Madhumita Gokhale and Sujith Pai BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India will increase its main interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.75% in April and then pause until the end of 2023[...]
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Japan’s modest business services price rise highlights dilemma for central bank
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s business-to-business services prices rose 1.6% in January from a year earlier, much slower than a 9.5% jump in wholesale goods prices, a sign the recent pick-up i[...]
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NZ central bank hikes rates by 50bps, flags more to come; kiwi jumps
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand’s central bank raised interest rates by 50 basis points to a more than 14-year high of 4.75% on Wednesday, and said it expects to keep tightenin[...]
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Australia wage growth hits decade high, but misses forecasts
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian wages grew at the fastest annual pace in a decade last quarter but that was still short of market forecasts and could lessen the pressure for further aggress[...]
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