By Muyu Xu and Melanie Burton SINGAPORE/MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Chinese interest in Australian coal has been limited by the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday and high domestic inventories, meaning f[...]
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Australia
Australia retail sales jump in November, inflation resumes climb
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian shoppers spent big in November as Black Friday sales and online specials spurred demand for clothes, electronics and furniture, a sign consumption was provin[...]
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Australian CPI inflation rebounds to annual 7.3% in Nov
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian inflation re-accelerated in November as strong demand drove holiday costs higher and flooding pushed up vegetable prices, a sign inflationary pressures had yet to p[...]
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Marketmind: Taking the down under on Aussie inflation
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. The global inflation focus turns to Australia’s November figures on Wednesday, and will shine a[...]
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Dollar treads water near 7-month lows ahead of U.S. inflation data
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar was rangebound on Tuesday, hovering around its weakest level in seven months versus the euro and a group of other major currencies, as traders awaited U.[...]
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Bumper green aluminium output is good news for carmakers, and climate
(This Dec. 17 story has been corrected to change the data in graphic “Abundant Supplies of Green Aluminium”) By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) – Aluminium makers are set to boost low-c[...]
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U.S.’s Yellen chairs meeting with UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand ministers
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen chaired a meeting of finance ministers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, Britain’s finance ministry said[...]
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Asian companies see earnings upgrades by analysts over the past month
(Reuters) – Analysts raised 2023 earnings estimates for Asian companies over the past month, contrasting with the raft of earnings downgrades in the last year, as China’s reopening and slo[...]
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New Zealand breweries see CO2 rationing as shortage hits
By Lucy Craymer (Reuters) – New Zealand supplies of carbon dioxide (CO2), used to fizz drinks and in packaging and hospitals, are having to be rationed because of shortages following the closure[...]
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