By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. The most important Asian economic indicator from a pretty packed calendar[...]
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July 4, 2023
Brazil Senate approves Lula’s picks for central bank board
BRASILIA (Reuters) -The Brazilian Senate on Tuesday approved President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s first picks for the independent central bank, an institution he has clashed with since taking o[...]
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Oil prices rise 2% as market weighs supply cuts against economic outlook
By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices climbed 2% on Tuesday as markets weighed August supply cuts by top exporters Saudi Arabia and Russia against a weak global economic outlook. Saudi Arabia[...]
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Ireland to hike core government spending by 6.1% in 2024
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland intends to increase core public expenditure by 6.1% next year in an overall budget package of 6.4 billion euros ($6.98 billion), according to its Summer Economic State[...]
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European shares steady, interest rate uncertainty remains
By Amruta Khandekar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -European shares were steady in thin trading on Tuesday, with a lack of fresh economic data from the region and uncertainty around the direction of g[...]
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Stocks drift as investors balance peak rate hopes with oil price rise
By Naomi Rovnick and Xie Yu LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Global stocks held steady on Tuesday, as investors balanced the inflationary force of rising oil prices with hopes that central banks wou[...]
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Yen firms amid intervention chatter, trading subdued on US holiday
By Harry Robertson and Ankur Banerjee LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar fell against the yen on Tuesday as markets remained on high alert for signs of Japanese intervention, but the broade[...]
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Canadian factory activity slows further in June
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – Contraction in Canada’s manufacturing sector deepened slightly in June as an uncertain economic outlook weighed on both domestic and foreign demand, dat[...]
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Brazil’s Lula says Mercosur looking for ‘win-win’ trade deal with EU
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that the Mercosur bloc of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay wants its trade agreement with the European Union t[...]
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