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Japan ruling party heavyweight warns against BOJ rate hike
By Leika Kihara and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan must be cautious about raising interest rates given the expected hit from U.S. tariffs on the fragile economy, ruling party he...
Thomson Reuters Aug 06, 2025
European shares rise as investors buy dips, shrug off US tariff threats
(Reuters) -European shares extended gains on Wednesday as investors bought into recent market weakness, brushing aside fresh U.S. tariff threats and digesting a mixed batch of corporate earnings. The ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 06, 2025
Exclusive-Turkey's Simsek says determined to maintain lasting disinflation process
By Nevzat Devranoglu ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey's disinflation process is continuing in a determined manner that will bring inflation into single digits in two years, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehme...
Thomson Reuters Aug 06, 2025
Japan's Norinchukin Bank swings to $393 million profit in first quarter
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Norinchukin Bank booked a net profit of 58 billion yen ($393 million) for the April-June quarter, as its mass offloading of low-return foreign government bonds over the past y...
Thomson Reuters Aug 06, 2025
Musk says xAI will open source Grok 2 chatbot
(Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk said on Wednesday that his artificial intelligence startup xAI will open source its chatbot Grok 2 next week. (Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Niv...
Thomson Reuters Aug 06, 2025
Blackstone to take Japan's TechnoPro private for $3.4 billion
TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. investment fund Blackstone-led group will launch a 507.4 billion yen ($3.44 billion) tender offer for TechnoPro Holdings at 4,870 yen per share, the Japanese engineer staffing fi...
Thomson Reuters Aug 06, 2025
Honda posts 50% fall in Q1 operating profit on tariffs, lifts full-year forecast
TOKYO (Reuters) -Honda Motor reported a 50% drop in first-quarter operating profit on Thursday, as a stronger yen and the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs took a toll on its results, bu...
Thomson Reuters Aug 06, 2025
German industrial orders fall 1% in June
(Reuters) -German industrial orders fell in June, declining by 1% on the previous month on a seasonally and calendar adjusted basis, the federal statistics office said on Wednesday. A Reuters poll of ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 06, 2025
Thai business group raises 2025 GDP growth forecast to between 1.8% and 2.2%
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's economy is expected to grow 1.8% to 2.2% this year, higher than a previous forecast of 1.5% to 2.0%, after the United States lowered its tariff rate on imported goods fro...
Thomson Reuters Aug 06, 2025
Japan says US investments under trade deal will be determined by benefits for Tokyo
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's promised $550 billion in U.S. investments under the trade deal struck last month will be determined by whether they will benefit Tokyo too, the Asian nation's top tariff negot...
Thomson Reuters Aug 06, 2025
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