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…
Japan business mood up, global slowdown weighs on outlook – Reuters Poll
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Sentiment of big Japanese manufacturers rose for the first time in four months in December, and the service-sector mood hit a three-year high, a Reuters monthly…
Egypt inflation seen jumping to 18.75% in November, post-devaluation – Reuters Poll
By Patrick Werr CAIRO (Reuters) – Headline inflation in Egypt is likely to have sped up in November, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday, after a currency devaluation in October and continued…
China’s trade likely shrank further in November as external, local demand weakened: Reuters poll
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s exports and imports likely contracted further in November due to weakening global demand, production disruptions and waning demand at home amid widespread pandemic controls, a Reuters poll showed…
Taiwan export decline seen picking up pace in November: Reuters poll
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s exports likely dropped in November for the third month in a row and at a much sharper pace, amid fears of a global recession, uncertainties due to the…
Reuters poll: U.S. house prices to fall 12% peak to trough – analysts
By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) – A retreat in U.S. house prices will extend into next year, although the expected 12% peak-to-trough drop predicted by analysts polled by Reuters would be just…
Russia’s more gradual economic contraction to extend into 2023: Reuters Poll
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s economy is set to shrink by 2.5% next year, on top of a 3% contraction in 2022, a Reuters poll suggested on Friday, with stubbornly…
Brazil’s central bank to keep rates steady, stress fiscal concerns: Reuters poll
By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank is set to keep its benchmark interest rate at a cycle-high of 13.75% next week, stressing heightened worries over new government plans…
REUTERS NEXT: After FTX collapse, pressure builds for tougher crypto rules
(Reuters) – Regulators must step in to protect crypto investors after the collapse of FTX, financial industry executives and lawmakers said at the Reuters NEXT conference this week, the latest call for…
RBA to raise rates another modest 25 basis points in December – Reuters poll
By Shaloo Shrivastava and Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of Australia will go for another modest 25 basis-point interest rate hike on Dec. 6 to 3.10%, its third in…
Asian FX bulls loom on signs of slowing Fed rate hikes, China reopening: Reuters poll
By Savyata Mishra (Reuters) – Investors turned modestly bullish on currencies of South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand, supported by prospects of China’s reopening, a Reuters poll found, while bearish positions on other…
RBI seen raising rates by smaller 35bps in Dec, hiking again in early 2023: Reuters poll
By Shaloo Shrivastava BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India will raise interest rates by a smaller 35 basis points to 6.25% in December, according to economists polled by Reuters who…
REUTERS NEXT: Hunger-struck Africa needs liquidity, debt relief
By Joe Bavier JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – African nations facing a food crisis brought on in part by the global pandemic and conflict in Ukraine need immediate liquidity support and in some cases…
REUTERS NEXT: Crypto entrepreneur Sun looking at FTX ventures’ portfolio companies
LONDON (Reuters) – FTX’s venture capital arm has assets that could be worth investing in, but since the failed crypto exchange has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings the process could take time,…
S&P 500 seen ending end next year up 6% after choppy first half: Reuters poll
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks will end next year up around 6% after a rough start to 2023 as higher interest rates take their toll on the U.S.…
Brazil stocks set to rally 13% by end-2023 despite policy uncertainty: Reuters poll
By Gabriel Burin and Noe Torres BUENOS AIRES/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Brazil stocks will rally by double-digits through end-2023, despite uncertainty about new government policies as President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva…
Japan’s Nikkei seen rallying 6% to key 30,000 level by mid-2023: Reuters poll
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei 225 share average will rally to the psychological 30,000 level by the middle of next year for the first time since September 2021, according…
South Korea November exports set to fall by most in 2-1/2 years – Reuters poll
By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s exports were set for a second month of declines in November and by the steepest pace in 2-1/2 years, hurt by an economic slowdown…
Oil embargo set to restrain Russian stocks recovery in 2023: Reuters Poll
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s stock market will claw back some of the heavy losses sustained this year in 2023, according to a Reuters poll of 12 market experts, with…
BOJ’s next move will unwind loose policy, 92% of economists say: Reuters Poll
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan’s next policy move will unwind, rather than strengthen, its massive monetary easing, according to more than 90% of economists polled by Reuters,…
Rates and recession: European shares face rocky start to 2023: Reuters Poll
By Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) – Tightening financial conditions and the prospect of an economic recession are going to be a toxic brew for European shares going into 2023 with a key…
Turkey’s economy grew 4% in Q3; 2022 growth seen at 5%: Reuters Poll
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s economy is expected to have expanded 4% in the third quarter and will grow 5% overall in 2022, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, after the central bank…
China’s factory activity contraction likely deepened in Nov on COVID woes: Reuters Poll
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory activity is expected to have contracted further this month, piling pressure on the economy as COVID restrictions hit production and exports fell despite a flurry of stimulus…
Benettons, Blackstone reach more than 95% of Atlantia after bid – Reuters calculations
MILAN (Reuters) – A buyout offer launched by the Benetton family and U.S. investment fund Blackstone for Italy’s Atlantia has breached the 95% threshold, Reuters calculations showed, allowing the bidders to squeeze…
UK house price rally to end next year but no big crash expected – Reuters poll
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices will fall in 2023, putting an end to years of bumper rises, but a large crash was unlikely despite the cost of living…
Japan factory output seen down for second month in sign of patchy recovery- Reuters poll
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory output likely fell for a second straight month in October, while retail sales probably grew at the fastest pace since May 2021, according to…
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