BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s IfW economic institute said on Wednesday it did not expect a strong economic recovery in 2023 due to continued losses in consumer purchasing power as a result[...]
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March 15, 2023
French inflation revised upwards in February to 7.3% – final figures
PARIS (Reuters) – French annual inflation rose to a revised 7.3% in February from 7.0% in January, partly as a result of higher food prices, according to final figures from the INSEE statistics[...]
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BOJ’s Kuroda defends his bazooka stimulus as ‘half successful’
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, who retires in April, said his decade-long monetary experiment that injected $3.7 trillion into the economy to shock the[...]
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Turkish house sales drop 18% year-on-year in February -stats institute
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish home sales fell 18% year-on-year in February to 80,031 houses, with sales to foreigners dropping 27%, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed on Wednesday[...]
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Thai industrial sentiment near 4-year high in Feb as tourism recovers
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s industrial sentiment in February reached its highest level in 47 months, bolstered by a rebound in domestic demand and tourism, but weak exports were a conce[...]
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Thai Finance Minister says no impact on Thailand so far from US banking woes
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s finance minister said on Wednesday that there had been no impact on Thailand so far from problems facing some banks in the United States. The government, how[...]
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China’s economy shows gradual recovery after COVID reopening
By Ellen Zhang and Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economic activity picked up in the first two months of 2023 as consumption and infrastructure investment drove recovery from pandem[...]
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Indonesia Feb trade surplus at $5.48 billion, beats forecast
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia reported a larger than forecast trade balance in February at $5.48 billion, boosted by an unexpected drop in imports, data from the country’s statistics burea[...]
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South Korea home prices fall again in Feb, but pace moderates
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s home prices fell for a ninth consecutive month in February but the pace of declines slowed for a second month following a series of government measures aime[...]
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