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1 week ago | gurutrade.com | David Milliken |Sarah Young |Kim Coghill

UK retail sales fall 2.7% in May after 1.3% April rise ONS says drop largely reflects slide in food sales Clothes and DIY sales also down after sunny April Monthly drop is largest since December 2023 Decline follows strong GDP growth in Q1 2025 LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - British retail sales volumes recorded their sharpest drop since December 2023 last month, as demand fell after shoppers splurged on food, summer clothes and home improvements the month before, official figures showed on...

1 week ago | gurutrade.com | Stella Qiu |Shri Navaratnam |Kim Coghill

SYDNEY, June 20 (Reuters) - Asian shares edged up on Friday on relief that fears of an imminent U.S. attack on Iran appeared to have been forestalled for now, weighing on the dollar and Brent oil prices. Overnight, Israel bombed nuclear targets in Iran, and Iran fired missiles and drones at Israel as a week-old war intensified with no sign yet of an exit strategy from either side.

1 week ago | gurutrade.com | Rae Wee |Sam Holmes |Shri Navaratnam |Kim Coghill

Yen gains in wake of BOJ decision BOJ to slow balance sheet drawdown in fiscal 2026 Middle East tensions keep markets on edge Trump says everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran SINGAPORE, June 17 (Reuters) - The dollar steadied on Tuesday while the yen rose following the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) rate decision, with eyes on Governor Kazuo Ueda's post-meeting press conference for clues on the rate outlook.

1 week ago | gurutrade.com | Liangping Gao |Xiuhao Chen |Ryan Woo |Kim Coghill

Property prices stagnate despite policy support measures New home prices in May ease 0.2% m/m, down 3.5% y/y Property investment falls 10.7% y/y, sales drop 2.9% January-May BEIJING, June 16 (Reuters) - China's new home prices fell in May, extending a two-year long stagnation, official data showed on Monday, highlighting challenges in the sector despite several rounds of policy support measures.

2 weeks ago | gurutrade.com | Rae Wee |Shri Navaratnam |Kim Coghill

Investors await details from U.S.-China talks, hope for relief MSCI's Asia stocks index touches three-year high Dollar limps ahead versus peers JGB bond yields slip from record highs SINGAPORE, June 10 (Reuters) - Global stocks rose and the dollar edged higher on Tuesday as trade talks between the United States and China were set to extend to a second day, with tentative signs that tensions between the world's two largest economies could be easing.