By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s annual core consumer price growth is expected to have slowed slightly, a Reuters poll showed, but persistent cost-push pressures kept inflati[...]
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April 12, 2024
Solo-minded ECB may find itself singing from Fed’s hymn sheet after all
By Francesco Canepa, Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank may protest it is not “Fed-dependent” but it will likely find itself singing from a hymn sheet largely wr[...]
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South Korea’s central bank turns more cautious, indicates no rush to cut
By Cynthia Kim and Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s central bank said on Friday greater uncertainty on the inflation outlook and the strength of exports argued against a near term push[...]
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Fed leads race to cut last
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland The question over which big central bank will be the last to cut rates took a major twist this week following dovish signals[...]
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China’s oil majors face uphill climb to adapt to EV future
(This April 2 story has been corrected to clarify that Total is jointly building 11,000 charging points, not operating, in paragraph 26) By Andrew Hayley BEIJING (Reuters) – Tucked away on a sid[...]
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Japan repeats warning against excessively weak yen
By Leika Kihara and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said authorities were analysing not just recent yen declines but factors that are driving the mov[...]
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Former China Everbright Group chairman charged with taking bribes, state media reports
BEIJING (Reuters) – Former China Everbright Group Chairman Tang Shuangning has been charged with taking bribes and corruption, Chinese state media reported on Friday. Tang took advantage of his[...]
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Vietnam EV maker VinFast’s challenges escalate risk for parent Vingroup
By Francesco Guarascio, Phuong Nguyen and Miyoung Kim HANOI (Reuters) – As Vietnam’s biggest conglomerate Vingroup doubles down on its electric vehicle business with ambitious global expan[...]
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Morning Bid: Widening FX worry, South Korea sets rates
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Monetary policy decisions in South Korea and Singapore, and Chinese trade and Indian inflation data top Asia’s calen[...]
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