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…
Brazil’s central bank to keep wary stance against govt flak: Reuters poll
By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank will keep a wary stance next week against strong criticism from recently elected President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, maintaining the Selic…
Bond strategists take axe to U.S. Treasury yield forecasts: Reuters poll
By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury yields a year from now are forecast to trade sharply lower than the level expected by bond strategists polled by Reuters just one month…
Bullish bets on Asian FX as easing of China COVID curbs boosts outlook – Reuters poll
By Tejaswi Marthi (Reuters) – Bullish bets on the Singapore dollar and the Malaysian ringgit further consolidated to scale five-year highs as a fizzling U.S. dollar rally and China’s pivot from its…
Brazil’s economy to stay weak amid doubts over Lula’s spending push: Reuters poll
By Gabriel Burin and Valentine Hilaire BUENOS AIRES/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Brazil’s slowing economy will likely remain weak in 2023 as a planned spending drive by newly-elected President Luiz Inacio Lula da…
Bank of England to lift rates to 4% on Feb 2, finish at 4.25% in March: Reuters poll
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England will lift the Bank Rate by 50 basis points on Feb. 2 to 4.00% and then add another 25 basis points in…
Gulf economies to slow this year on sluggish oil demand – Reuters poll
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – Economies in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will grow this year at half the rate of 2022 as oil revenues take a hit from an…
New Delhi to tap brakes on capex growth, key subsidies – Reuters poll
By Madhumita Gokhale and Sarupya Ganguly BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Indian government is set to tap the brakes on a torrid pace of capital investment growth in the coming fiscal year as…
Indian government to borrow a record 16 trillion rupees in fiscal 2023/24 – Reuters poll
By Vivek Mishra BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Indian government will borrow a record 16 trillion rupees ($198 billion) in the fiscal year to March 2024, according to a Reuters poll of economists,…
Colombia central bank to raise rate to 13%: Reuters poll
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s central bank board will once again raise its benchmark interest rate at its meeting next week on persistent inflation which has endured despite signs of…
BoC to raise rates by 25 bps to peak of 4.50% on Jan. 25: Reuters poll
By Swathi Nair BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada will hike its key interest rate by a modest quarter point to 4.50% on Jan. 25 and then hit pause on an…
Hungary central bank seen keeping its guard up as inflation risks mount: Reuters poll
By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s central bank is expected to leave its base rate unchanged at 13% next Tuesday, the highest in the European Union, due to persistent inflation pressures…
Tokyo core inflation likely double BOJ’s 2% target in January: Reuters Poll
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – A leading indicator of Japanese consumer prices likely rose in January at more than twice the speed of the central bank’s target, hitting another four-decade-high, a…
South Korea’s Q4 GDP likely shrank, hints at possible recession – Reuters poll
By Veronica Dudei Maia Khongwir BENGALURU (Reuters) – South Korea’s export-dependent economy is forecast to have contracted in the fourth quarter, putting in its worst performance in 2-1/2 years as falling foreign…
Fed to deliver two 25-basis-point hikes in Q1, followed by long pause: Reuters poll
By Prerana Bhat BENGALURU (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve will end its tightening cycle after a 25-basis-point hike at each of its next two policy meetings and then likely hold interest…
Morale at Japan big manufacturers logs first negative reading in 2 years -Reuters Tankan
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Business confidence at big Japanese firms slid in January with manufacturers showing a negative reading for the first time in two years, the Reuters Tankan survey…
Taiwan Q4 GDP seen growing 1.3% as cooling tech demand weighs: Reuters poll
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s economy likely expanded much more slowly in the fourth quarter compared to the prior quarter due to increased global economic headwinds denting demand for technology which is a…
Malaysia central bank to hike rates to 3.00% on Thursday: Reuters Poll
By Sujith Pai BENGALURU (Reuters) – Malaysia’s central bank will deliver its fifth consecutive quarter percentage point hike on Thursday in its effort to keep high inflation under check and provide support…
China’s exports seen cooling further in December on weak global demand, COVID woes- Reuters poll
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s export and imports are expected to have continued to struggle over December, due to the spread of COVID-19 in the country disrupting production lines and waning demand both…
India’s inflation likely remained steady at 5.90% in December: Reuters poll
By Madhumita VikramGokhale BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s retail inflation held steady in December, staying within the Reserve Bank of India’s comfort zone for a second month as a moderation in food price…
Mexico headline inflation seen speeding up in December, core index down: Reuters poll
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s headline inflation likely accelerated in December after slowing its pace for two straight months, a Reuters poll showed Friday, reinforcing bets that monetary policymakers will maintain a…
Brazil real to remain under pressure as fiscal changes weigh – Reuters poll
By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Brazil’s real will stay under pressure while the new government mulls fiscal reforms to allow for higher welfare spending, but losses should subside as money…
Canadian dollar to rebound in 2023 if economic uncertainty clears: Reuters poll
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s dollar will rally this year, but much of the upswing will have to wait until a period of uncertainty passes for the domestic and global…
Taiwan exports seen declining for fourth straight month in December: Reuters Poll
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s exports in December likely dropped from a year earlier for the fourth month in a row amid fears of a global recession, uncertainties due to the war in…
China’s factory activity likely cooled in Dec on COVID surge: Reuters Poll
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory activity is expected to have extended declines in December, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as the end of the country’s “zero-COVID” policy and rising infections began…
South Korea Dec exports to fall for third month as China demand still weak- Reuters poll
By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s exports likely extended their falling streak to a third straight month in December, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, with demand from China yet…
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