Reuters wins Polk Award for coverage of Elon Musk’s business empire
(Reuters) – The staff of Reuters has received a George Polk Award for its coverage of how Elon Musk’s manufacturing operations harmed consumers, workers and laboratory animals. The prestigious Polk Awards, presented…
Market divided on Colombia interest rate decision – hold or raise?- Reuters Poll
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – Analysts are divided on whether Colombia’s central bank board will hold the interest rate steady for the first time in 18 months or back one more…
Hungary central bank to leave base rate steady at 13% next week – Reuters poll
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The National Bank of Hungary is expected to leave its base rate steady at 13% at next Tuesday’s policy meeting, where the bank has flagged a…
Argentina’s economy teeters on the edge of deeper crisis as market anxiety grows- Reuters Poll
By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s economy will teeter on the edge of a deeper crisis in the run up to October’s presidential vote as growing market anxiety adds to…
BOJ unlikely to move in April, most economists say: Reuters poll
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan’s new chief Kazuo Ueda will not start unwinding its ultra-easy policy at April 27-28 meeting, nearly 90% of economists polled by Reuters…
Fed to deliver 25-basis-point hike in May, stay on hold rest of year – Reuters poll
By Prerana Bhat and Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve will deliver a final 25-basis-point interest rate increase in May and then hold rates steady for the rest of…
Japanese firms want stability rather than change from new BOJ governor -Reuters poll
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) – Most Japanese firms want Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda to focus on financial market stability at his first policy meeting next week, with few seeing…
China’s trade likely extended declines in March on weak demand: Reuters poll
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s exports and imports likely extended their declines in March, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, as weakening global demand squeezed factory supply chains and order…
Singapore’s Q1 GDP likely slowed, complicating central bank’s task: Reuters poll
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s economy is likely to have expanded at a slower pace in the first quarter, posing a challenge for the central bank as it seeks to…
Turkey’s current account deficit seen at $8.5 billion in Feb; $45 billion in 2023
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkey is expected to record a current account deficit of $8.5 billion in February on back of high gold and energy imports, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, while the…
China’s new yuan loans seen rebounding in March: Reuters poll
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s new yuan loans are expected to rebound in March from a sharp drop in February, a Reuters poll showed, as the central bank keeps policy accommodative to support…
Bank of Korea to hold base rate at 3.50%, may cut by end of year – Reuters poll
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Bank of Korea will opt to support a rapidly slowing economy by holding its main interest rate at 3.50% on Tuesday, according to a Reuters…
Colombia’s peso to stay weak on central bank pause signs, mismatch vs oil price – Reuters poll
By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Colombia’s peso will likely stay weak on signs the central bank is turning to a wait-and-see approach on interest rates, combined with downside pressures from…
Dollar’s crown to slip as peers catch up in rates race: Reuters poll
By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar will weaken against most major currencies this year as the interest rate gap with its peers stops widening, putting the currency on the…
RBA to hold rates at 3.60% on April 4- Reuters Poll
By Vivek Mishra BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of Australia will pause policy tightening on Tuesday according to an updated poll of analysts, although a strong minority still forecast a hike.…
Russia set for smaller GDP contraction in 2023, but no room for rate cut: Reuters poll
By Alexander Marrow and Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s economy is set for a shallower contraction this year than previously thought, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, but above-target inflation will…
RBA to hike rates 25 bps on April 4 but decision on a knife edge- Reuters Poll
By Shaloo Shrivastava BENGALURU (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank is expected to go for a final 25 basis point interest rate hike to 3.85% on Tuesday, although forecasts from economists polled by…
South Korea March exports likely to see steepest decline in nearly three years – Reuters poll
By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s exports likely fell in March at the steepest pace in nearly three years, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday, in a continued downtrend driven…
China’s factory activity likely expanded at a slower pace in March – Reuters poll
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory activity likely grew at a slower pace in March, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, suggesting the economic recovery is uneven in the light of weak global…
Central Bank of Kenya to hike rate 25 bps to 9.00%- Reuters poll
By Vuyani Ndaba JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) will raise its key policy interest rate by 25 basis points to 9.00% later on Wednesday in its latest move…
Bank of Mexico seen hiking key rate by 25 basis points on Thursday- Reuters Poll
By Noe Torres MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Bank of Mexico is expected to moderate the pace of its monetary tightening, and hike the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on…
BOJ tankan to show Q1 factory mood hitting lowest since late 2020: Reuters poll
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory sentiment likely weakened in January-March to the lowest level since late 2020, a Reuters poll of economists showed on Friday, in a fresh sign…
India current account deficit likely narrowed to 2.7% of GDP in Q4: Reuters poll
By Madhumita Gokhale BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s current account deficit is likely to have improved in the final quarter of 2022 from a nine-year high in July-September as the goods trade gap…
Japan firms see global inflation risk as major headwind for fiscal 2023 – Reuters poll
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese firms see inflation and the chance of worldwide recession as the primary risks they face in fiscal 2023, a Reuters monthly poll showed. Inflation in…
Investors cut bearish bets on most Asian FX as policy rate bets shift: Reuters poll
By Savyata Mishra (Reuters) – Investors turned less bearish on the Chinese yuan and the Singaporean dollar as they cut short bets across most Asian currencies, a Reuters poll found, as fears…
Philippine central bank to raise rates 25 bps in March, 6.50% peak seen in Q2 – Reuters Poll
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank will hike its main interest rate by a modest 25 basis points on Thursday, followed by another next quarter, making rates peak…
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