By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -German business morale rose slightly in April due to an improvement in companies’ expectations, adding to positive signs as Europe’s largest economy hop[...]
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April 24, 2023
Climate change fight a ‘core duty’ for central banks – ECB’s Villeroy
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – France’s central bank governor François Villeroy de Galhau has pushed back against criticism of central banks’ increasing involvement in the fight ag[...]
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Marketmind: Tech tally in focus, China alarms Europe
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan With world markets preparing for first-quarter updates from U.S. Big Tech firms this week, the heat under simmering geopolitical tens[...]
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German economy likely grew in Q1, beating expectations – Bundesbank
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The German economy is likely to have expanded in the last quarter on a rebound in industrial production, the Bundesbank said in a monthly report on Monday, revising its pre[...]
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Japan considers widening long-term foreign worker visa scheme
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan is considering expanding the areas in which skilled foreign workers can receive long-term work visas to 12 from three, possibly including the food service industry, the Nikkei n[...]
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BOJ may conduct long-term review of monetary easing – sources
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan may conduct a comprehensive review of the impact of the monetary easing steps it has taken over the longer term, an idea recently flagged by i[...]
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Exclusive-China guides banks to further cut deposit rates – sources
(Reuters) – China nudged banks this month to cut deposit interest rates further, seven people with knowledge of the matter said, in the latest effort to channel the country’s vast savings[...]
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Italy plans looser rules on short-term jobs, tax cuts on wages
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) – Italy plans contested legislation that will make it easier for firms to hire workers on short-term contracts, as part of a set of measures aimed at boosting jo[...]
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South Koreans tap cash-giving apps to help offset rising living costs
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – Throngs of people have been milling seemingly aimlessly around the forecourt of a museum in central Seoul, brushing silently past each other with heads bent towar[...]
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