By Alexander Marrow (Reuters) – The rouble weakened against the dollar on Friday after the Bank of Russia hiked rates by a more-than-expected 100 basis points, pointing to rising inflationary …
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By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) – Soaring U.S. demand for Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug has reduced the pressure from investors on the company to deliver strong results in its trial …
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(Reuters) – The decline in global personal computer shipments slowed in the second quarter, with Apple outperforming the market with a 51% jump thanks to strong demand for its recently …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal Reserve lending to banks ebbed in the latest week, central bank data released Thursday said. Lending via the central bank’s discount window stood at $3.4 …
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By Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s central bank is set to hold its benchmark interest rate steady at 97% in the near term with optimism that monthly inflation …
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By Stefanno Sulaiman and Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s annual inflation rate in June eased to 3.52%, settling into the central bank’s target range for a second straight month, …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese automaker Toyota Motor on Thursday reported a 10% jump in global sales for May from a year earlier, benefiting from growth at home and other key …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India will likely start cutting the policy repo rate in early 2024 once headline inflation eases toward the 4% target, S&P Global Ratings …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – German business activity slowed notably this month as growth in the services sector decelerated and a slump in manufacturing deepened, a preliminary survey showed on Friday. The …
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PARIS (Reuters) – The French economy is on course to avoid a recession this year while inflation pressures ease though growth and will only gradually pick up in the coming …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone consumer inflation sharply decelerated in May, the European Union’s statistics office confirmed on Friday, with the core price growth measure, watched closely by the central …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s central bank is expected to leave its policy rate unchanged this week, according to most economists polled by Reuters, as inflationary pressures ease and the island’s …
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By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka lifted import restrictions on 286 items, the Finance Ministry said on Saturday, a fresh sign the South Asian nation is starting to …
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By Anna-Catherine Brigida BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina will no longer require a prescription to obtain emergency contraception, commonly known as the ‘morning after pill’, the government said on Wednesday, …
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By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eased to 25.2% in May from 35.3% in April, the statistics department said on Wednesday, reducing some stress on …
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PARIS (Reuters) – French inflation cooled more than expected in May to its lowest level in a year as energy and food price increases moderated, according to preliminary official data …
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By Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s annual retail inflation eased to 18-month low in April, staying well below the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) upper tolerance limit for …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate eased to 3.1% in the January to March period, improving for the eleventh consecutive quarter as economic activity continued to …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s producer inflation slowed in March to the weakest level in 25 months, central bank data showed on Friday, led by agricultural and petroleum products. The …
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TOMS RIVER, NJ – An ordinance introduced in Jackson to remedy the township’s civil rights lawsuits by the Department of Justice and Office of the Attorney General could have rippling …
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By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eased to 50.3% in March from 50.6% in February, the statistics department said on Friday. The Colombo Consumer Price …
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PARIS (Reuters) – French inflation slid in March to a six-month low – though by slightly less than forecast – as a sharp drop in energy price inflation helped offset …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday that global sales hit a record for the month of February as it bounced back from severe pandemic-induced parts shortages, adding …
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DUBLIN (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is likely to increase its interest rates further in the coming months to fight high inflation in the euro zone even if there …
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ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s annual EU-harmonised consumer prices slowed to 7.3% in January from 7.6% in December, easing to its lowest level since February last year, data showed on Wednesday. …