Brazil’s govt will maintain GDP outlook for 2022 and 2023 -sources
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA – Brazil’s Economy Ministry will hold its economic growth outlook at 1.5% in 2022 and 2.5% in 2023, two officials told …
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Singapore Airlines narrows annual loss, says outlook improving
By Jamie Freed (Reuters) -Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA) on Wednesday posted a narrower annual loss of S$962 million ($694.08 million), at a time when demand …
Thai growth outlook good despite planning agency’s downgrade – Finance Minister
By Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK – Thailand’s finance minister said on Tuesday this year’s economic outlook was still good despite the state planning agency’s downgrade of …
U.S. economic outlook weakens, inflation set to persist – Philly Fed survey
(Reuters) – The U.S. economic outlook has weakened and inflation is set to remain higher than previously expected for a while yet, a Federal Reserve …
U.S. consumer short-term inflation outlook dips, spending plans rise -NY Fed survey
(Reuters) – U.S. consumers’ inflation expectations one year from now dipped in April but their view of inflation over the medium-term rose and household spending …
Siemens Gamesa’s keeps outlook under review as uncertainty persists
MADRID – Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa said on Thursday its 2022 outlook remains under review due to both internal and external challenges. It also …
CytoSorbents Reports First Quarter 2022 Results and Revises 2022 Outlook
CytoSorbents Reports First Quarter 2022 Results and Revises 2022 Outlook Tweet this Total revenue, including product sales and grant income, for Q1 2022 was $8.7 …
EDF first-quarter sales jump but core profit outlook capped by outages
PARIS – French state-owned utility EDF’s first-quarter sales jumped 61% to 35.58 billion euros ($37.40 billion) on the back of higher power and gas prices …
Siemens Healthineers raises 2022 outlook on demand for COVID-19 tests
(Corrects to show revenue rose in second quarter, not first quarter, of 2022 financial year in paragraph 1) BERLIN – U.S.-German medical device maker Siemens …
Italy approves 14 billion euros of stimulus measures as growth outlook weakens
ROME – Italy on Monday approved a new stimulus package worth 14 billion euros ($14.71 billion) to shield firms and families from the economic impact …
Supply disruption, weaker demand cloud outlook for German manufacturers – PMI
BERLIN – Supply disruption and weaker demand weighed on German manufacturing activity in April as the war in Ukraine and COVID-19 lockdowns in China worsened …
Spain’s GDP growth slows to 0.3% in Q1 as Madrid readies cut to 2022 outlook
MADRID – Spain’s economy expanded 0.3% in the first quarter from the second, preliminary data showed on Friday, slowing down from 2.2% in the previous …
Sweden’s SEB, Handelsbanken beat forecasts but Ukraine, inflation cloud outlook
By Johan Ahlander and Niklas Pollard STOCKHOLM -Swedish banks SEB and Handelsbanken both delivered better-than-expected quarterly profit gains on Wednesday to send their shares higher …
Thai finance ministry cuts 2022 GDP outlook over Ukraine war
By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK – Thailand’s finance ministry on Wednesday reduced its 2022 economic growth forecast to 3.5% from a previous forecast …
Japan jobless rate hits lowest in almost 2 years, economic outlook still shaky
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO -Japan’s jobless rate unexpectedly fell to 2.6% in March, hitting the lowest rate since April 2020, although the number of furloughed …
S.Korea Q1 GDP growth slows, China risks cloud outlook
By Jihoon Lee SEOUL -South Korea’s economic growth nearly halved in the first quarter from the preceding three months on coronavirus curbs and surging inflation, …
Inflation outlook may cloud resilient European earnings updates
By Joice Alves and Danilo Masoni LONDON – European companies are forecast to have coped with record inflation in the first quarter, but the big …
UnitedHealth says deferred care demand not as high as feared, shares rise
By Amruta Khandekar and Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) -UnitedHealth Group Inc on Thursday modestly raised its 2022 profit forecast, saying demand for healthcare procedures deferred during …
Outlook for Afghan economy ‘dire’ as household incomes shrink – World Bank
(Reuters) – The outlook for Afghanistan’s economy is dire with per capita income having fallen by over a third in the last four months of …
Inflation, rising rates, war create uncertain outlook for U.S. earnings
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK – An aggressive Federal Reserve, soaring inflation and geopolitical uncertainty from the war in Ukraine are muddying the outlook for …
Taiwan March exports hit new record, Ukraine war clouds outlook
TAIPEI – Taiwan’s exports rose for a 21st straight month in March to a new record in line with forecasts, boosted by continued strong tech …
Toyota cuts ’22 U.S. new-car sales industry outlook on supply-chain issues
DETROIT – Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday cut its 2022 outlook for the U.S. auto industry’s new-car sales, citing the struggles in the supply-chain caused …
Thai business group trims 2022 growth outlook over Ukraine war
BANGKOK – Thailand’s leading joint business group on Tuesday trimmed its economic growth forecast for this year to 2.5%-4.0% from a previous forecast of 2.5%-4.5% …
Asia deals slide in Q1, hit by deteriorating business outlook
By Scott Murdoch and Anshuman Daga SYDNEY/SINGAPORE – Asia deal volume tumbled in the first quarter and dealmakers do not expect a near-term rebound as …
H&M seen posting first-quarter profit, Russia clouds outlook
By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM – Sweden’s H&M is seen swinging back to profit in its December-February quarter as pandemic effects ease, though the closure of …
Exclusive-Italy to stick to 5.6% deficit target despite slashing growth outlook – sources
By Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME – Italy plans to confirm its 2022 budget deficit target at 5.6% of national output, two sources close …
Fitch revises Japan’s outlook to stable
– Rating agency Fitch on Friday revised its outlook on Japan’s long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating to stable from negative on Friday, citing confidence in …
Japan’s March factory activity up, Ukraine crisis weighs on outlook – flash PMI
TOKYO – Japan’s manufacturing activity sped up in March from the prior month as a reduction in COVID-19 cases in the country helped lift orders …
Column-To neutral … and beyond! U.S. rate outlook rises after Fed liftoff: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. – U.S. interest rates are on a far steeper and faster climb than previously anticipated following the Federal Reserve’s liftoff …
Japan March manufacturers’ mood up, Ukraine crisis clouds outlook – Reuters Tankan
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO – Japanese manufacturers’ business confidence improved for the first time in three months in March, as automakers became less pessimistic, though …
Volkswagen CEO says 2022 outlook clouded by war in Ukraine
BERLIN – Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess said the full impact of the war in Ukraine was not yet clear and is throwing the German carmaker’s …
U.S. step to delist Chinese ADRs worsens investment, listing outlook
By Xie Yu and Selena Li HONG KONG – The U.S. securities regulator’s move to identify Chinese firms likely to be delisted from New York …
Tobacco group BAT to exit Russia, cuts 2022 outlook
By Richa Naidu and Aby Jose Koilparambil -Camel and Lucky Strike cigarette maker British American Tobacco Plc said on Friday it would exit Russia and …
Russian rouble ticks up in thin volumes, outlook bleak
– The rouble ticked up in both Moscow and international FX markets on Thursday after the first formal talks between Russia and Ukraine’s foreign ministers, …
ECB raises inflation forecasts, cuts growth outlook amid Ukraine conflict
FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank raised its inflation projections on Thursday but cut its growth outlook as the conflict in Ukraine is likely to …
CytoSorbents Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results and Provides 2022 Outlook
CytoSorbents Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results and Provides 2022 Outlook Tweet this 2021 Total revenue, including product sales and grant income, was …
Italy industry output dives, growth outlook weakens
By Gavin Jones ROME – Italian industrial output posted its steepest fall for more than a year in January, data showed on Wednesday, as the …
Peruvian economy’s outlook very uncertain, downside risks prevail, says IMF
– The outlook for Peru’s economy is “very uncertain and downside risks prevail” despite a strong rebound in gross domestic product growth (GDP) last year, …
Rate-hike fears abate but Ukraine muddies stock market outlook
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK – Geopolitical worries are clouding the outlook for U.S. stocks, even as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine moderates expectations for how …
Japan’s Q4 GDP forecast to revise up, wholesale price gains cloud outlook – Reuters Poll
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO – Japan’s economy expanded more than initially expected in the final quarter of 2021, but rising input prices likely kept wholesale …
ECB to conduct comprehensive economic outlook assessment at March meeting
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS – The European Central Bank will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the economic outlook after Russia’s attack on Ukraine at the …
Hong Kong’s Nov-Jan unemployment unchanged at 3.9%, outlook gloomy
HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.9% in the November-January quarter, the government said on Monday, and the outlook …
Retailer Carrefour’s shares rise after confident outlook and record 2021 cash generation
PARIS – Carrefour shares opened 2.8% higher on Thursday as investors cheered record cash generation in 2021 and a confident outlook for 2022, reflected in …
U.S. banks outlook positive with loan growth and rate hikes in view
By Sinéad Carew – While U.S. bank stocks had a rocky start to the year, investors and analysts see accelerating loan growth and Federal Reserve …
Rising geopolitical tension and demand send oil price outlook soaring – Reuters poll
By Kavya Guduru – Oil prices will build on a strong start to the year with geopolitical risks to supply complementing a strong demand rebound …