By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO/MAEBASHI, Japan (Reuters) -Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member Naoki Tamura on Wednesday warned of the risk of an overshoot in inflation and said the timing of an[...]
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February 22, 2023
Top brands pull out of Russia, but their goods remain easy to find
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Trucks carrying Coca Cola roll across the border into Russia, tourists return from abroad laden with Zara’s latest designs, and local online marketpl[...]
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South Korea to examine bank pay schemes, competition
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea launched a task force on Wednesday to study ways to improve business practices and pay schemes at banks, days after the country’s president called on lenders[...]
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MarketMind: Not if or when but how fast?
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Anshuman Daga: Is it really good news? Probably yes, probably not. Economies from the United States to Germany to Britain are showing an une[...]
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Factbox-Four-day working week: some are seeing a win-win
By Mark John (Reuters) – British companies involved in the world’s largest trial of a four-day working week have mostly decided to retain it in what campaigners hailed on Tuesday as a brea[...]
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New Zealand hikes rates to over 14-yr highs, flags more to come; kiwi rallies
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand’s central bank raised interest rates by 50 basis points to a more than 14-year high of 4.75% on Wednesday, and said it expects to keep tightenin[...]
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U.S. probes Wells Fargo’s retention of employee communications
(Reuters) – U.S. regulators are investigating Wells Fargo & Co’s retention of employee communications over “unapproved” messaging tools, the bank said on Tuesday, the lates[...]
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China boosts Australian coal imports on hopes for more easing of curbs -traders, data
By Muyu Xu and Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Chinese utilities and traders have stepped up purchases of Australian coal in February, encouraged by signs of further policy relaxation after trade part[...]
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Australian grocer Woolworths says inflation is spurring in-home dining
By Byron Kaye and Sameer Manekar SYDNEY (Reuters) -Top Australian grocer Woolworths Group Ltd said an inflation-driven shift away from dining out was helping to lift sales, sending its shares higher a[...]
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