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China’s factory, services surveys suggest economy struggling to rebound

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory activity eked out growth in September, but a slowdown in services sector growth and a downbeat private manufacturing survey pointed to further cooling as the economy grapples…

September 30, 2022

China’s services sector activity slows in Sept – official PMI

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s services activity expanded at a slower pace in September, an official survey showed on Friday, as COVID-19 curbs in populous cities weighed on consumption. The official non-manufacturing purchasing…

September 29, 2022

Thai central bank raises rates, willing to adjust tightening as necessary

By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s central bank raised its key interest rate modestly for a second straight meeting on Wednesday to tame 14-year high inflation and said it…

September 28, 2022

Capital outflows likely ‘temporary’, Taiwan can keep markets stable-Finance Minister

By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – Capital outflows are a “temporary phenomenon” and Taiwan, with its foreign currency reserves, has enough capacity to maintain its financial markets stable, Finance Minister Su Jain-rong…

September 28, 2022

Apple helps Taiwan export orders resume growth in August, outlook mixed

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s export orders unexpectedly expanded in August on strong demand for technology and new consumer electronics product launches like iPhones even as the island’s largest market China faced continued headwinds.…

September 20, 2022

Hurricane Fiona slams Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico; three dead

By Ivelisse Rivera and Ezequiel Abiu Lopez SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico/Santo Domingo (Reuters) -Hurricane Fiona was churning north on Monday night after bringing torrential rain and powerful winds to the Dominican Republic…

September 20, 2022

China’s property woes deepen in Aug as prices, sales and investment drop

By Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -Woes in China’s property market worsened in August, with official data showing home prices, sales and investment all falling in August, as a mortgage…

September 16, 2022

Pope asks Nicaraguan government to let expelled nuns return

By Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Pope Francis asked the Nicaraguan government on Thursday to allow expelled nuns of the order founded by Mother Teresa to return to Nicaragua,…

September 15, 2022

Dollar index has biggest daily pct gain since 2020 after unexpected rise U.S. consumer prices

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rallied against the yen, euro and other currencies on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation data boosted investor bets that the Federal Reserve will…

September 13, 2022

Volkswagen’s Mexico workers accept 9% raise deal in third vote

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Workers at Volkswagen’s main Mexico plant voted on Monday to approve a deal for 9% wage raises, after snubbing the proposal twice last month. Volkswagen de Mexico last week…

September 12, 2022

Taiwan exports up in Aug; war in Ukraine, inflation cloud outlook

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s exports eked out growth in August helped by demand for technology products, though shipments to China dropped on economic woes there and the government said the outlook was…

September 7, 2022

China’s 2022 property sector outlook worsens, home prices seen falling

BEIJING (Reuters) – Woes in China’s residential property market are expected to deepen this year as homebuyers remain cautious, with economists now expecting home prices to fall in 2022 and betting on…

September 6, 2022

China’s economic outlook dulled by fresh property, COVID woes

By Ellen Zhang, Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -Persistent weakness last month in China’s property market and manufacturing sector, which combined account for half of the country’s gross domestic product,…

September 1, 2022

Marketmind: Moment in the sun

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Summer may be finished, but the hot sun is helping energy prices off eye-watering highs. Benchmark German year-ahead…

September 1, 2022

China to publish detailed economic policy steps in early September

BEIJING (Reuters) -China said it will publish detailed steps for newly announced economic policy measures in early September, suggesting an urgency for policymakers to revive the sluggish economy amid a resurgence of…

August 31, 2022

S.Korea reins in stimulus with first spending cut in 13 years

By Jihoon Lee and Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said on Tuesday it would cut annual government spending for the first time in more than a decade next year, as…

August 29, 2022

Bolsonaro and Lula face off in Brazil presidential debate

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s main presidential candidates took their gloves off on Sunday and laid into each other in the first presidential debate for the October general election with accusations of…

August 28, 2022

Inflation angst grips German consumers as blues ease in France

By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – Consumer morale in the euro zone’s two biggest economies diverged starkly in August as French consumers benefited from fresh government measures while concerns over rising energy…

August 26, 2022

Thai king’s medical firm reports record profit after vaccine deal with AstraZeneca

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai drugmaker Siam Bioscience, owned by the country’s king, reported a near 50-fold increase in annual profit in 2021, when it began producing AstraZeneca Plc’s COVID-19 vaccine, government data…

August 25, 2022

China’s unemployment insurance payouts hit record high in June

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s unemployment insurance payouts hit a record high in June, adding to signs of a struggling labour market as the economy has been badly hit by COVID-19 outbreaks and a…

August 24, 2022

Young Cuban ballplayers dream of U.S. major leagues

By Nelson Acosta (Reuters) – Cuban 8-year-old Kevin Kindelan, a hot-handed shortstop for a Central Havana junior league baseball team and teammate and first baseman Leoni Venego, 7, both dream of stardom.…

August 5, 2022

U.S. State Department OKs potential sale to Greece of follow-on support for helicopters

WASHINGTON – The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale to Greece of follow-on support for S-70 helicopters for an estimated cost of $162.07 million, the Pentagon said on Monday. Greece’s…

August 1, 2022

Analysis – Colombia’s first leftist leader Gustavo Petro targets inequality; investors on edge

By Julia Symmes Cobb and Oliver Griffin BOGOTA – The election of Colombia’s first leftist president, Gustavo Petro, is indicative of widespread yearning for a more equal and inclusive society, analysts and…

June 20, 2022

Colombia elects former guerrilla Petro as first leftist president

By Nelson Bocanegra, Oliver Griffin and Carlos Vargas BOGOTA/BUCARAMANGA – Leftist Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement, who has vowed profound social and economic change, won Colombia’s presidency…

June 19, 2022

U.S. suspends three firms’ export privileges for alleged illegal exports to China

By David Shepardson and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON -The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday suspended the export privileges of three U.S.-based firms for 180 days for what it said was the illegal export…

June 8, 2022

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China’s factory, services surveys suggest economy struggling to rebound

China’s services sector activity slows in Sept – official PMI

Thai central bank raises rates, willing to adjust tightening as necessary

Capital outflows likely ‘temporary’, Taiwan can keep markets stable-Finance Minister

Apple helps Taiwan export orders resume growth in August, outlook mixed

Hurricane Fiona slams Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico; three dead

China’s property woes deepen in Aug as prices, sales and investment drop

Pope asks Nicaraguan government to let expelled nuns return

Dollar index has biggest daily pct gain since 2020 after unexpected rise U.S. consumer prices

Volkswagen’s Mexico workers accept 9% raise deal in third vote

China’s 2022 property sector outlook worsens, home prices seen falling

China’s economic outlook dulled by fresh property, COVID woes

Marketmind: Moment in the sun

China to publish detailed economic policy steps in early September

S.Korea reins in stimulus with first spending cut in 13 years

Inflation angst grips German consumers as blues ease in France

Thai king’s medical firm reports record profit after vaccine deal with AstraZeneca

China’s unemployment insurance payouts hit record high in June

Young Cuban ballplayers dream of U.S. major leagues

U.S. State Department OKs potential sale to Greece of follow-on support for helicopters

Analysis – Colombia’s first leftist leader Gustavo Petro targets inequality; investors on edge

Colombia elects former guerrilla Petro as first leftist president

U.S. suspends three firms’ export privileges for alleged illegal exports to China

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