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3 days ago | 
gurutrade.com | Stella Qiu |Wayne Cole |Jacqueline Wong |Sam Holmes
Trimmed mean measure at 2.4%, under midpoint of 2-3% target
Headline inflation at 2.1%, vs forecast of 2.3%
Services inflation runs at 3.3%, slowing from 4.1% in April
SYDNEY, June 25 (Reuters) - Australian consumer price inflation slowed more than expected in May, while the closely watched core measure hit three-and-a-half-year lows as investors locked in bets for an imminent rate cut.
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1 week ago | 
today.westlaw.com | Jacqueline Wong |Hyunjoo Jin |Ed Davies |Yim Hyun-su
SEOUL (Reuters) -A South Korean court approved on Friday grocery retailer Homeplus's plan to sell the struggling company, in a move that the court said was aimed at providing funds to repay creditors and to ensure job security for employees at the...
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1 week ago | 
gurutrade.com | Liang-Sa Loh |Ben Blanchard |Jacqueline Wong
TAIPEI, June 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan's central bank kept its policy rate unchanged on Thursday, as widely expected, given the island's robust tech-driven economy and moderating inflation, and maintained its economic growth outlook for the year.
The central bank left the benchmark discount rate at 2%, in a unanimous decision and in line with predictions from a Reuters poll where 29 of 30 economists forecast no change.
The central bank maintained its 2025 estimate for economic growth at 3.05%.
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1 week ago | 
cp24.com | Liz Lee |Ryan Woo |Jacqueline Wong
BEIJING - The Chinese embassy in Israel has urged Chinese citizens to return home or leave the country via land border crossings as soon as possible, on grounds that the security situation has deteriorated and Israeli airspace remained closed. "At present, the Israeli-Iranian conflict continues to escalate, with civilian facilities damaged and civilian casualties increasing, making the security situation even more severe," the embassy warned in a Tuesday notice on WeChat.
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2 weeks ago | 
cp24.com | Stefano Rebaudo |Jacqueline Wong |Toby Chopra
The euro hit its highest level in almost four years against the U.S. dollar as investors rushed into safe-haven assets on Thursday while remaining cautious about the impact of the U.S.-China trade deal. Geopolitical risks were in focus after U.S. President Donald Trump said some U.S. personnel were being moved out of the Middle East because "it could be a dangerous place," adding that Washington would not allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon.
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2 weeks ago | 
zawya.com | Nqobile Dludla |Jacqueline Wong
JOHANNESBURG - South African food producer Premier Group on Tuesday posted a 26.8% rise in annual profit as revenue rose by 7%. The maker of Blue Ribbon bread and Snowflake flour, reported a headline earnings per share - the main profit measure in South Africa - of 634 cents for the year ended March 31, up from 453 cents a year earlier. It declared a final dividend of 271 cents per share.
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2 weeks ago | 
gurutrade.com | Qiaoyi Li |Tian Qiao |Ryan Woo |Jacqueline Wong
China May PPI -3.3% y/y, worst in 22 months
Core inflation +0.6% y/y, but analyst warn of fragility
Deflationary pressures likely to last for a while longer, economist says
BEIJING, June 9 (Reuters) - China's producer deflation deepened to its worst level in almost two years in May while consumer prices extended declines, as the economy grappled with trade tensions and a prolonged housing downturn.
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3 weeks ago | 
gurutrade.com | Rocky Swift |Sonali Paul |Jacqueline Wong
Dollar index hits lowest since late April, euro touches six-week high
U.S. manufacturing contracts for third month, impacting dollar performance
Fiscal worries prompt 'sell America' theme, Senate debates tax bill
TOKYO/LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) - The dollar hovered near six-week lows on Tuesday, as mounting evidence of economic damage from the trade war waged by President Donald Trump's administration weighed on sentiment.
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3 weeks ago | 
gurutrade.com | Rae Wee |Jacqueline Wong |Kate Mayberry
Asia shares rise, U.S. futures slip
Trump and Xi expected to speak this week
Dollar hits six-week low before recovering slightly
SINGAPORE, June 3 (Reuters) - Asia shares edged slightly higher on Tuesday while the dollar fell to a six-week low as erratic U.S. trade policies clouded market sentiment and investors turned defensive ahead of key developments later in the week.
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3 weeks ago | 
gurutrade.com | Wayne Cole |Christopher Cushing |Jacqueline Wong |Kevin Liffey
Europe's STOXX down, S&P futures dented by risk-off mood
Dollar down before jobs data, steel levies deadline
ECB seen cutting rates, BoC on hold
Oil bounces on relief OPEC did not raise output even further
SYDNEY/LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - Stocks and the dollar slipped on Monday as U.S.-China trade tensions bubbled and investors turned defensive ahead of U.S. jobs data and a widely expected cut in European interest rates.
