By Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s new home prices fell at the fastest pace in more than 9-1/2 years in May, official data showed on Monday, with the property sector strugg[...]
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June 17, 2024
SK Group to protect affiliates from hostile takeover after chairman’s divorce ruling
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won said on Monday the conglomerate would prevent the outcome of his recent divorce payment ruling from leaving SK companie[...]
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China cbank leaves key policy rate unchanged as expected
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China’s central bank left a key policy rate unchanged as expected on Monday when rolling over maturing medium-term loans, and drained some funds from the banking sy[...]
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Japan core machinery orders down in April but seen firming up ahead
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s core machinery orders fell in April for the first time in three months, government data showed on Monday, due to a pullback from the prior month[...]
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