TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday defended his decade-long stimulus programme, saying there was “no better way” to aim at sustainably achieving its 2[...]
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February 6, 2023
Marketmind: U.S.-China crisis?
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Traders in Asia can expect a choppy start to the week as they absorb Friday’s sell-off on Wall S[...]
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Corporate financial health to worsen, says Janus Henderson
By Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) – Corporate financial health will worsen across the globe this year, failing to gain respite from signs that inflation has peaked and hopes for an economic soft[...]
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Carlyle hires ex-Goldman executive Harvey Schwartz as next CEO
By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) -Carlyle Group has hired Harvey Schwartz, a former Goldman Sachs executive, as its next chief executive officer, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday. Sc[...]
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Renault, Nissan to fill in the blanks on their rejiggered alliance
By Gilles Guillaume and Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – Nissan and Renault on Monday are set to unveil details of their redesigned alliance and answer questions about Renault’s electric vehi[...]
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Australia retail sales volumes dip in Q4, price growth slows
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian retail sales volumes fell for the first time in a year last quarter as shoppers trimmed spending on goods, a sign higher borrowing costs are finally working to curb[...]
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Big stimulus unlikely as China considers steps to support consumers-sources
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s policymakers plan to show more support for domestic demand this year but are likely to stop short of splashing out big on direct consumer subsidies, keepi[...]
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UK plans to reimburse scam victims ‘fundamentally flawed,’ lawmakers say
By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – Proposals to reimburse hundreds of millions of pounds to scam victims in Britain are “fundamentally flawed” and are taking too long to come into fo[...]
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