HONG KONG (Reuters) – Cathay Pacific Airways Flight Attendants Union said it will start work-to-rule industrial action from Thursday, amid an ongoing dispute over what it has described as long h[...]
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January 19, 2023
Australian state says coal miners must keep up to 10% for local needs
By Melanie Burton and Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s most populous state is set to require coal miners to reserve up to 10% of production for the domestic market, as part of[...]
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Thai Lunar New Year spending seen at 3-yr high as tourism rebounds – survey
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s consumer spending over the Lunar New Year period could rise 13.6% to 45 billion baht ($1.36 billion), a three-year high, as the economy recovers and China[...]
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Explainer-A looming U.S. debt ceiling fight is starting to worry investors
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A debt ceiling fight is looming in the United States yet again, giving investors another worry for markets this year. The United States will likely hit its mandated $31.4 tr[...]
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Marketmind: Turbulence
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook The December snowstorms that sent Southwest Airlines and U.S. air travel into chaos last year may be sending a chill through m[...]
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Vietnam EV maker VinFast plans promotions in response to Tesla price cuts
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s electric-vehicle (EV) maker VinFast said on Thursday it will launch promotions to protect the market competitiveness of its models, a week after Tesla announced[...]
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Chinese brokerages rush to raise billions in regulatory squeeze as Western competition looms
By Samuel Shen and Georgina Lee SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese brokerages are in a race to raise billions of dollars in capital to meet regulatory requirements, jumping on a market uptur[...]
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Most big Japanese firms heed prime minister’s call to raise wages this year – Reuters poll
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – More than half of big Japanese companies are planning to raise wages this year, according to a Reuters monthly poll, meeting a key request from Prime Minister Fu[...]
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Aussie falters on soft jobs data, kiwi calm after Ardern resignation
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian dollar reversed a recent rally on Thursday, as rising fears of a U.S. recession and soft local jobs data knocked the risk-sensitive currency, whil[...]
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