US consumer confidence steady in March; inflation expectations creep up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer confidence was little changed in March as fading fears of a recession took a backseat to growing concerns about the nation’s political environment ahead of November’s presidential…
Russian rouble steady as exporters convert foreign currency
MOSCOW – Russian markets opened steady on Tuesday as month-end tax payments offered support to a rouble buffeted by ever-present investor jitters over the possibility of fresh Western sanctions against Moscow. The…
Eastward gas flows via Yamal and Russia-EU flows via Ukraine steady
(Reuters) – Eastbound gas flows via the Yamal-Europe pipeline from Germany to Poland were steady on Tuesday after a brief halt on the previous day, while Russian supplies to Europe via Ukraine…
Saudi non-oil private sector keeps up steady growth in Sept – PMI
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector growth remained solid in September helped by a relatively strong pickup in output and new orders, albeit at a slower pace than in August…
Gazprom says gas exports to Europe via Ukraine steady on Sunday
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gas producer Gazprom said its supply of gas to Europe through Ukraine via the Sudzha entry point was at 41.7 million cubic metres (mcm) on Sunday, unchanged from…
China seeks to steady markets ahead of Communist Party Congress – sources
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s securities regulators recently told some fund managers and brokers to avoid massive share sales ahead of next month’s Communist Party Congress, in an effort to avoid big market fluctuations,…
China seen holding medium-term rate steady despite growing economic gloom
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s central bank is widely expected to pause its monetary easing efforts and keep the medium-term policy rate steady this month, a Reuters survey showed, as widening policy divergence…
U.S. manufacturing sector steady in August; price pressures ease further – ISM
WASHINGTON(Reuters) – U.S. manufacturing grew steadily in August as employment and new orders rebounded, while a further easing in price pressures strengthened expectations that inflation has likely peaked. The Institute for Supply…
China will keep forex market steady in H2 – forex regulator
BEIJING – China will keep its foreign exchange markets steady in the second half of this year and will safeguard the country’s economic and financial security, the foreign exchange regulator said on…
OPEC+ to weigh holding oil output steady or small hike, sources say
By Alex Lawler and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON – OPEC and its allies will consider keeping oil output unchanged for September when they meet next week, despite calls from the United States for…
BOJ raises inflation forecast, keeps policy steady
TOKYO – The Bank of Japan raised its inflation forecast on Thursday, but maintained ultra-low interest rates and warned of risks to the economic outlook in a sign it will remain an…
Forecasters hold outlook for 2022 hurricane season steady -Colorado State
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON -Forecasters at Colorado State University on Thursday held steady the number of hurricanes they expect to appear in the Atlantic during 2022. In an update to their closely…
Russian manufacturing holds steady in June, supported by domestic demand -PMI
MOSCOW – Russia’s manufacturing industry held steady in June, with a recovery in domestic demand softening the blow from a deepening export slump, a survey showed on Friday. The S&P Global Purchasing…
U.S. dollar share of FX reserves steady in Q1, euro share dips, IMF says
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK – The U.S. dollar’s share of currency reserves reported to the International Monetary Fund was 58.8% in the first quarter, unchanged from that of the last three…
Egypt central bank keeps interest rates steady
(Reuters) -Egypt’s central bank kept its overnight interest rates unchanged on Thursday, saying that for the next six months it would tolerate elevated inflation, caused mainly by the Ukrainian conflict, as the…
Russian rouble, stocks steady, defy global volatility
(Reuters) – The Russian rouble gained slightly on Friday, while stock markets dipped but remained steady compared with the extreme volatility of major U.S. and European bourses over recent days. At 1225…
China steps up fixed-asset investment to steady COVID-hit economy
By Ellen Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING -China’s state planner said on Thursday it had approved 10 fixed-asset investments worth 121 billion yuan ($18.1 billion) in May, a more than six-fold jump…
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…
Russian gas deliveries to Europe via main routes remain steady
(Reuters) – Russian gas delivery to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline across the Baltic Sea and through Ukraine remained stable on Friday morning, while eastbound flows rose along the Yamal-Europe…
Saudi non-oil private sector grows solidly in May, steady from April – PMI
DUBAI – Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector continued strong growth in May, notching its 21st consecutive month of expansion, as demand withstood rising output costs, a survey showed on Sunday. The headline…
Foreign demand to keep Dubai property prices on steady upward course- Reuters poll
By Md Manzer Hussain BENGALURU – Dubai house prices are set to mostly rise steadily over the next two years, driven by demand from foreign investors, according to a Reuters poll of…
Del Rio Sector Continues Steady Apprehensions of Sex Offenders
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector recently arrested two convicted sex offenders. April 13, Del Rio Station agents arrested 42-year-old Humberto Alvarez-Peralta, a Mexican national,…
China seen holding medium-term rate steady Friday, RRR cut seen more likely- Reuters poll
SHANGHAI/BEIJING – China’s central bank is set to step up monetary easing efforts, but a vast majority of market participants in a Reuters poll conducted on Thursday believe the central bank may…
Bank of Thailand to keep steady policy hand as growth trumps inflation – Reuters poll
By Md Manzer Hussain BENGALURU – Thailand’s central bank will not raise interest rates from a record low for more than a year in a bid to support an economy still struggling…
BOJ keeps policy steady, warns of uncertainty over Ukraine crisis fallout
TOKYO – The Bank of Japan maintained its massive stimulus on Friday and warned of “very high uncertainty” over the economic fallout from the Ukraine crisis, signalling its resolve to keep monetary…
Gold steady as dollar dip counters Fed rate hike expectations
By Bharat Gautam – Gold steadied on Wednesday, with a weaker dollar offsetting pressure from higher U.S. Treasury yields as investors await the first pandemic-era U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hike. Spot…
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