By Leika Kihara (Reuters) -Central banks must remove emergency support measures once financial crises are over to avoid causing moral hazard in the market, former Bank of Japan (BOJ) deputy governor H[...]
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BOJ’s Kuroda repeats commitment to continue monetary easing
TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda reiterated on Thursday that the central bank needs to continue with its monetary easing programme in order to support a fragile economy. The Jap[...]
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Tourism revival likely boosted Thailand’s GDP growth in Q3- Reuters poll
By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Thailand’s economy grew at its fastest pace in more than a year last quarter, boosted by a rebound in tourism and private consumption, but the out[...]
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South Korean households’ quarterly income falls for first time since Q2 2021 – govt data
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean households’ quarterly income declined on the year for the first time since the second quarter of 2021, government data showed on Thursday, amid cooling econo[...]
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Japan trade gap persists as weak yen squeezes purchasing power
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s imports in October surged by more than half from a year earlier, dwarfing growth in exports and enlarging a trade deficit that has weighed he[...]
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Australia jobs beat forecasts, boosting case for more rate hikes
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s jobless rate matched five-decade lows in October as employment climbed by double market forecasts, a sign it will take further increases in interest r[...]
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Global stocks slip, dollar steady as retail sales tip Fed outlook
By Herbert Lash and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Global stocks slid from two-month highs and the safe-haven dollar steadied on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected U.S. retail sales clou[...]
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Analysis-Political gridlock may help U.S. stocks but inflation still in driver’s seat
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Split control of the U.S. Congress following the midterm elections may provide a tailwind for stocks at the end of a bruising year, but inflation and th[...]
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Wall Street ends down after Target outlook, Micron supply cut
By Lewis Krauskopf, Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes ended lower on Wednesday as a grim outlook from Target spurred fresh concerns about retailers[...]
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U.S. retail sales rise solidly; fourth-quarter GDP estimates raised
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in October as households stepped up purchases of motor vehicles and a range of other goods, suggesting con[...]
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