(Reuters) – The world’s largest economy hitting its debt limit is fraying confidence, just as some of the biggest names in the U.S. corporate landscape get ready to report results. Global[...]
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January 20, 2023
German producer prices rose in December but at slower pace
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -German producer prices rose in December at a slower rate than the previous month as inflation eases in Europe’s largest economy due in part to lower energy pr[...]
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As South Korean government proposes flexible overtime rules, some fear workers may suffer
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL(Reuters) – The administration of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol wants to allow people to work up to 69 hours a week – up from the current 52 – and bank over[...]
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First raise for Japan day labourer in 20 years, but McDonald’s out of reach
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – Masami Fujino got his first raise in 20 years recently, but it’s still not enough to let the Tokyo day labourer treat himself to plain McDonald’s ham[...]
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Analysis-Bank of Japan’s grit chills bond bears
By Junko Fujita and Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Japan’s central bank appears to have scored an interim win in its long-drawn battle with bond bears. The Bank of Japan’s (BOJ)[...]
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Tokyo core inflation likely double BOJ’s 2% target in January: Reuters Poll
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – A leading indicator of Japanese consumer prices likely rose in January at more than twice the speed of the central bank’s target, hitting another four-d[...]
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U.S. manufacturing has probably entered recession: Kemp
By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. manufacturers probably entered a recession in the fourth quarter of 2022, based on a range of high-frequency indicators, part of a global downturn in industrial out[...]
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U.S. FAA says ‘unintentionally deleted files’ prompted computer outage
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday a preliminary review found that contract personnel “unintentionally deleted files” disr[...]
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Marketmind: Fret about debt?
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee With the Year of the Rabbit upon us, the Asian markets shrugged off some of the skittishness seen overnight on Wall Street, a[...]
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