By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cooling U.S. inflation is accelerating a decline in the dollar, and risk assets around the world stand to benefit. The dollar is down nearly 13% against[...]
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Asia
Factbox-Changes to Australia’s central bank following review
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s government announced on Friday that Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor at the Reserve Bank of Australia, will take over from Governor Philip Lowe in September,[...]
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Singapore dodges recession after slight growth in Q2
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore’s economy narrowly escaped a recession in the second quarter as global demand weakened and China’s slowdown dragged on trade flows, leading some[...]
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Surging stocks turn Tokyo into hot job market for fund managers
By Xie Yu and Makiko Yamazaki HONG KONG/TOKYO (Reuters) – Global hedge funds and asset managers are scouring Tokyo for talent to expand in Japan and ride a surge of investor interest that has li[...]
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Instant View: Australia appoints first female head for RBA
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Australia on Friday appointed Michele Bullock as the next central bank governor, replacing Philip Lowe to become the first female head of the key institution. Reserve Bank[...]
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Australia’s central bank loses chief to public ire over rates
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – The head of Australia’s central bank suffered an early end to his 43-year career on Friday as past missteps in pandemic policy so tested public trust in th[...]
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Australia govt appoints Michele Bullock as next central bank governor
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia on Friday appointed Michele Bullock as the next central bank governor, replacing Philip Lowe. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Lowe’s current seven-yea[...]
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Factbox-Potential candidates as next chief of Australia’s central bank
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – The head of Australia’s central bank will not be reappointed for a second term as the Labor government seeks a new pair of hands for an institution scarred[...]
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Marketmind: US inflation cheer gives stocks best week this year
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Asian equities are on course Friday to round off their best week this yea[...]
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