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Indonesia’s July inflation rate slows to 3.08% y/y
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's annual inflation rate cooled further to 3.08% in July, moving closer to the middle of the central bank's target range and roughly in line with expectations, data from t...
Jul 31, 2023
Asia stocks near 16-month peak on economic optimism, Aussie eases before RBA
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks edged toward a sixteen-month peak on Tuesday and oil held near recent highs as investors began to find more cause for cheer over global economic prospe...
Jul 31, 2023
Rain pelts Beijing for fourth day, northern cities on disaster alert
BEIJING (Reuters) - Relentless rain stretched into a fourth day in Beijing and nearby cities on Tuesday after a typhoon brought northern China non-stop precipitation and widespread flooding. Rivers ha...
Jul 31, 2023
China new home prices fall for third month in July – survey
BEIJING (Reuters) - Average new home prices in 100 Chinese cities fell for a third consecutive month in July, while more measures are expected in major cities to lift the country's embattled property ...
Jul 31, 2023
Top US utility group opposes emissions plan for existing gas plants-source
(Reuters) - The top U.S. utility lobby group intends to push back on the Biden administration's proposals requiring upgrades to existing natural gas-fired power plants to curb climate-warming emission...
Jul 31, 2023
Japan ministers say BOJ’s move wasn’t shift in monetary easing
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan's Friday decision to make its yield curve control (YCC) more flexible was not deemed a shift in its monetary easing stance, Japan's government mini...
Jul 31, 2023
CVS to shed 5,000 jobs in cost-cutting push – WSJ
(Reuters) - CVS Health is shedding 5,000 jobs to help reduce costs as the U.S. pharmacy chain sharpens its focus on healthcare services, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. CVS added that the ...
Jul 31, 2023
Australia’s largest pension fund hires more staff in London
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's largest pension fund, AustralianSuper, has appointed senior executives to its London office as part of the rapidly growing fund's push to expand its pre...
Jul 31, 2023
RBI to hold rates at 6.50% through Q1 2024, cut in April-June: Reuters poll
By Milounee Purohit and Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will hold its key interest rate at 6.50% through end-March 2024, according to a Reuters poll of economists, ...
Jul 31, 2023
Yen eases to 3-week low as traders weigh BOJ shift; focus on RBA
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The yen slipped to a fresh three-week low on Tuesday as traders pondered the Bank of Japan's steps last week to tweak its yield curve control policy, while the ...
Jul 31, 2023
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