Speculators’ net long bets on U.S. dollar edge higher -CFTC, Reuters
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK – Speculators’ net long bets on the U.S. dollar edged higher in the latest week, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures…
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK – Speculators’ net long bets on the U.S. dollar edged higher in the latest week, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures…
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By Tushar Goenka BENGALURU – Indian retail inflation likely slipped marginally in February, thanks to lower food prices, according to economists in a Reuters poll who still warned that surging…
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK – Speculators’ net long positioning in the U.S. dollar dropped in the latest week to the lowest level since mid-August 2021, according to calculations by…
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s year-on-year inflation likely accelerated in February after cooling slightly over the previous two months, a Reuters poll showed Friday, reinforcing expectations that the central bank will…
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 inflation near a record in…
By Hari Kishan, Vivek Mishra and Vuyani Ndaba BENGALURU/JOHANNESBURG – Currencies are in for a bumpy ride with already heightened volatility expected to increase over the next three months in…
By Hari Kishan and Sarupya Ganguly BENGALURU – U.S. house prices are set to climb in double digits this year even as the Federal Reserve embarks on its expected series…
By Shrutee Sarkar BENGALURU – Canada’s runaway house prices will keep growing at a robust pace this year, despite several rate rises expected from the central bank, according to a…
By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU – Malaysia’s central bank will wait until the third quarter before raising interest rates from a record low to support an uneven economic recovery, according to…
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO – Japan’s economic growth will likely grind to a near halt this quarter as coronavirus curbs and supply disruptions threaten to derail the country’s economic recovery,…
SEOUL – South Korea’s exports likely increased for a 16th month in February, and at a faster pace, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, though Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may…
By Vivek Mishra BENGALURU – Soaring house prices in New Zealand will grind to a halt this year and Australia will follow suit in 2023 as expected higher interest rates…
By Vivek Mishra BENGALURU – Australia’s central bank will raise interest rates for the first time in over a decade in the third quarter, slightly earlier than thought a month…
By Md Manzer Hussain BENGALURU – Strong demand is likely to make Dubai house prices rise more sharply this year than previously thought, although plentiful supply is likely to ensure…
By Shrutee Sarkar BENGALURU – The Bank of Canada will raise interest rates by 25 basis points on March 2, earlier than previously thought and ahead of the U.S. Federal…
By Devayani Sathyan and Tushar Goenka BENGALURU – The Bank of Korea will leave rates on hold on Thursday after back-to-back hikes at the previous two meetings, according to economists…
MEXICO CITY – Mexican annual inflation likely accelerated in the first half of February after slowing during the past eight weeks, a Reuters poll showed Monday, reinforcing expectations that the…
By Reuters staff – The staff of Reuters has received a George Polk Award for its coverage of widespread intimidation of U.S. election workers by supporters of former President Donald…
TAIPEI – Taiwan’s export orders likely rose in January for the 23rd straight month, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, supported by sustained global demand for semiconductors and tech products.…
TOKYO – Core consumer prices in Tokyo likely rose in February at a faster rate than in the previous month on surging fuel costs, underlining the prospect of price pressures…
By Vivek Mishra BENGALURU – Thailand’s economy likely returned to growth in the fourth quarter thanks to robust exports and easing of COVID-19 curbs, but the suspension of a quarantine…
By Shrutee Sarkar BENGALURU – The European Central Bank will raise its deposit rate in the second half of this year, and not wait until 2023 as previously expected, according…
By Md Manzer Hussain BENGALURU – The Philippine central bank will wait until the end of the year before raising interest rates from a record low 2.0% to support an…
TOKYO – Japan’s core consumer inflation likely slowed in January from the previous month, a Reuters poll showed, reinforcing expectations the country’s central bank will lag well behind other economies…