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 subdued on chip shortage, raw material costs – Reuters Tankan
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO – Confidence at Japanese manufacturers in July was subdued, a Reuters poll showed, reflecting pressure from a problematic chip shortage, China’s heavy pandemic response and a weak yen…
Brazil’s growth spurt shadowed by concerns over spending plans – Reuters poll
By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES – Brazil’s growth spurt this year has been overshadowed by worries about an increasing number of hastily put-together spending plans ahead of October’s presidential vote, dampening the…
Bank of Korea to hike rates by historic 50 bps – Reuters poll
By Shaloo Shrivastava and Cynthia Kim (Reuters) – South Korea’s central bank will deliver its first-ever 50 basis point rate rise to 2.25% on Wednesday, turning up the heat on a rate-hiking…
RBNZ ‘on a roll’, to deliver two more 50 bps rate hikes in a row: Reuters poll
By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will deliver a third successive half-point interest rate hike on Wednesday and a fourth next month in its most aggressive policy…
Brazil real to firm, but pre-election fiscal loosening seen as risk – Reuters poll
By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES – Brazil’s real is expected to firm over the next 12 months but will come under growing pressure from planned extra social spending against a complex economic…
Sterling to regain some lost ground over coming year – Reuters poll
By Jonathan Cable LONDON – Sterling, down nearly 12% against the dollar since the start of this year, is likely to regain around half of its lost ground in 2022 over the…
Taiwan June exports seen rising faster as supply chains woes ease – Reuters poll
TAIPEI – Taiwan’s exports likely rose for the 24th straight month in June and at a faster clip than in May, thanks to easing supply chain woes and stronger technology demand, a…
Reuters end-Q2 global sovereign bond markets poll results
BENGALURU – Reuters polled more than 100 fixed-income strategists covering major sovereign bond markets from around the world during the closing weeks of one of the worst first half of any year…
RBA to hike rates by another 50 bps in July to make up for lost time: Reuters poll
By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU – Australia’s central bank will deliver another half percentage-point interest rate hike on Tuesday as it fights to tame surging inflation, marking the first time it has ever…
Russia’s 2022 inflation seen at 14.5%, more rate cuts expected: Reuters poll
(Reuters) – Russia’s central bank will continue cutting rates to limit the depth of economic contraction this year as inflation will be lower than previously thought, a Reuters poll suggested on Thursday.…
Reuters poll: Supply fears to sustain oil rally, trumping recession risks
By Rahul Paswan (Reuters) – Oil prices are expected to stay above $100 a barrel this year as Europe and other regions struggle to wean themselves off Russian supply, a Reuters poll…
Philippine cenbank’s modest rate-hike stance lifts bearish bets on peso- Reuters poll
By Savyata Mishra (Reuters) – Bearish bets on the Philippine peso grew as the central bank adopted a more modest approach than its peers to tamp down inflation, while short positions on…
Reuters, Dow Jones move to unseal ZTE case records
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – Reuters and Dow Jones on Monday brought a motion to unseal records in the U.S. case against China’s ZTE Corp, arguing there is a right to access…
Japan May factory output seen dipping for 2nd month on China lockdown- Reuters poll
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO – Japan’s factory output probably fell in May for a second successive month due to supply chain disruptions caused by strict COVID-19 lockdowns in China, a Reuters poll…
Fed to lift rates by 75 basis points in July, 50 bps in September – Reuters poll
By Prerana Bhat and Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU – The Federal Reserve will deliver another 75-basis-point interest rate hike in July, followed by a half-percentage-point rise in September, and won’t scale back to…
Japan May consumer inflation seen likely staying above central bank’s target: Reuters poll
TOKYO – Japan’s core consumer price index for May is expected to climb 2.1% from a year earlier, its second straight month of gains above the central bank’s 2% inflation target, a…
Asia FX bears hit record high on hawkish Fed, China growth worries: Reuters poll
By Shashwat Awasthi and Savyata Mishra (Reuters) – Bearish bets on several Asian currencies hit a record high in the face of rising U.S. interest rates that supported the dollar, while repeated…
Thomson Reuters launches investigation, halts work with S.African partner
JOHANNESBURG – Global media and services company Thomson Reuters has suspended work with a South African subcontractor following a newspaper report that focused on an alleged conflict of interest related to the…
Swiss National Bank to leave rates steady in June, raise 25 bps in Sept- Reuters poll
By Indradip Ghosh and John Revill BENGALURU/ZURICH – The Swiss National Bank will keep its negative policy interest rate unchanged on Thursday and will not raise it to zero until early next…
BoE to raise rates 25 bps in June, stick to slow pace in coming months: Reuters Poll
(Reuters) – The Bank of England will raise interest rates in June by a modest 25 basis points and stick to those increments in coming meetings despite inflation running close to double-digits,…
Taiwan central bank set to raise policy rate as inflation hits 10-year high- Reuters poll
TAIPEI – Taiwan’s central bank is likely to raise its policy rate again this week, according to all economists polled by Reuters, to help fend off inflation now at an almost 10-year…
Japan May import growth likely hit 6-month high on commodity rally, weak yen – Reuters poll
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO – Japanese imports likely jumped in May at the fastest pace in six months, buoyed by surging raw material prices and the yen’s decline to two-decade lows, a…
China’s May new yuan loans seen rebounding on central bank support -Reuters poll
BEIJING – China’s new yuan loans likely rebounded sharply in May after a drop in April, a Reuters poll showed, as the central bank ratchets up policy support for the slowing economy.…
Russia seen cutting key rate by 100 bps to 10% on Friday- Reuters poll
(Reuters) – The Russian central bank is expected to cut its key interest rate by 100 basis points to 10% on Friday as it tries to make lending more affordable amid sluggish…
Polish central bank expected to keep up pace of policy tightening – Reuters poll
By Alan Charlish WARSAW – Poland’s central bank is expected to raise its main interest rate by 75 basis points to 6.00% on Wednesday, a Reuters poll showed, as it faces surging…
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