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Japan activist group hails bourse reform as remedy for undervalued stocks
By Makiko Yamazaki and Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO (Reuters) - A group of investors led by prominent activist shareholder Yoshiaki Murakami said a push by the Tokyo bourse for better capital efficiency will...
Apr 30, 2023
Column-Soft China PMI likely to flow through to uneven commodity demand: Russell
By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia (Reuters) - The surprise contraction in China's manufacturing index in April, coming after first quarter growth exceeded expectations, underlines the uneven natu...
Apr 30, 2023
Australia to reveal huge budget rebound, pledge restraint in response
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Labor government is set to reveal a vast improvement in the budget bottom line next week as its coffers bulge with tax windfalls, yet the outlook will be a...
Apr 30, 2023
China new home prices up slightly in April, less cities post gains – survey
BEIJING (Reuters) - Prices of new homes in 100 Chinese cities rose a touch in April in an extension of modest gains seen in March, a private survey showed on Monday, as government support measures sto...
Apr 30, 2023
Australia’s home prices rise again in sign of market bottom
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian home prices rose for a second straight month in April, in a further signal that the nation's property market may have hit a floor ahead of a central bank rate decision on...
Apr 30, 2023
Alibaba founder Jack Ma takes up Tokyo University visiting professorship
TOKYO (Reuters) - Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma has been invited to be a visiting professor at Tokyo College, a new organization run by the University of Tokyo, the university said on Monday. The appo...
Apr 30, 2023
Soviet and Russian fashion icon Zaitsev dies -agencies
By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) - Vyacheslav "Slava" Zaitsev, the couturier behind world-famous Soviet fashion that was often adorned with colourful Russian folkloric motifs, died on Sunday at age 85, Russia...
Apr 30, 2023
Currencies in limbo awaiting packed week of central banks
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) - Currencies were in limbo on Monday as holidays in most of Asia made for thin trading, while traders braced for a packed week of central bank meetings that would offer ...
Apr 30, 2023
Japan’s factory activity contracts at slower pace in April – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity contracted for the sixth straight month in April, but the details of a private survey released on Monday showed the manufacturing sector was edging towards s...
Apr 30, 2023
Oil prices slide on Fed rate hike expectations, weaker China PMI
By Katya Golubkova TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Monday as jitters over the prospect of the U.S. Federal Reserve raising interest rates combined with weaker Chinese manufacturing data to erase ...
Apr 30, 2023
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