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Sterling plunges to all-time low as fiscal plan spurs investor exodus
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - Sterling tumbled to a record low on Monday as traders scampered for the exits on speculation the new government's economic plan will stretch its finances to the lim...
Sep 25, 2022
In China, home buyers occupy their ‘rotting’, unfinished properties
By Eduardo Baptista and Xiaoyu Yin GUILIN, China (Reuters) - For six months, home for Ms. Xu has been a room in a high-rise apartment in the southern Chinese city of Guilin that she bought three years...
Sep 25, 2022
Australia plans privacy rule changes after Optus cyber attack
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia plans changes to its privacy rules so that banks can be alerted faster following cyber attacks at companies, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, after hackers ...
Sep 25, 2022
Japan’s factory activity expands at slowest pace in 20 months – flash PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity growth hit a 20-month low in September, as firms struggled with a global slowdown and pressure from high energy and raw material prices that was exacerbated ...
Sep 25, 2022
Japan won’t intervene to defend 145 yen line-in-the-sand: ex-top FX diplomat
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan likely won't intervene in the currency market to defend a line-in-the-sand such as 145 yen versus the dollar, and instead limit any further action to smoothing ...
Sep 25, 2022
Column – Funds’ pivot hopes get smoked as Fed doubles down: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Hedge funds went into the Fed's Sept. 20-21 policy meeting betting on a sign that a dovish pivot is looming onto the horizon. They got a pivot, but unfortun...
Sep 25, 2022
Dollar stands alone as rate hikes rattle stocks
By Tom Westbrook SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set to start the final week of the quarter on the slide on Monday, while the dollar stood ascendant, as the prospect of high interest rates and po...
Sep 25, 2022
UK home asking prices rise, tax cuts to spur demand: Rightmove
LONDON (Reuters) - Asking prices for British homes advertised rose solidly this month and last week's cut to property purchase tax announced by finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng could fuel demand furthe...
Sep 25, 2022
Australia’s Ramsay Health and KKR-led group cease buyout talks
(Reuters) - Australia's Ramsay Health Care and a consortium led by KKR & Co will cease discussions on a non-binding buyout proposal, the hospital operator said on Monday. The consortium had said earli...
Sep 25, 2022
Factbox: Companies potentially affected by Italy’s election
(Reuters) - A right-wing alliance led by Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party looks set to win a clear majority in the next parliament, exit polls said on Sunday after voting ended in an Italian n...
Sep 25, 2022
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