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1 month ago | 
today.westlaw.com | Jan Harvey |Neil Fullick |Ritsuko Shimizu |Rocky Swift
TOKYO (Reuters) -Seven & i Holdings, the Japanese operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, appointed its first foreign CEO and handed him the task of overhauling its business to fend off a $47 billion overseas takeover bid and engineer a...
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1 month ago | 
today.westlaw.com | ISMAIL SHAKIL |Neil Fullick |Dave Lawder |Joe Cash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, along with a doubling of duties on Chinese goods to 20%, sparking trade wars that could slam economic growth and lift prices...
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2 months ago | 
gurutrade.com | Shri Navaratnam |Neil Fullick
Asian stocks, U.S. and European futures drop as Canada, Mexico retaliate Trump slaps 25% tariffs on Canada, Mexico; 10% levy on China US dollar hits record high vs yuan Mexican peso, Canadian dollar tumble Hang Seng drops 1% on return from holiday; mainland markets shut TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Asian stock markets slumped on Monday and European and U.S. equity futures pointed sharply lower after President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China triggered fears of a broad trade war...
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
gurutrade.com | Chen Aizhu |Neil Fullick |Kate Mayberry
2024 crude oil imports 11.04 mln bpd, down 1.9% vs 2023
Crude oil demand drops amid plant closures, electrification
2024 refined fuel product exports down 7.2% vs 2023
2024 natgas imports hit new high, +9.9% vs 2023
Jan 13 (Reuters) - China's crude oil imports fell 1.9% in 2024, data showed on Monday, the first annual decline in two decades outside of pandemic-induced falls, as tepid economic growth and peaking fuel demand dampened purchases.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
gurutrade.com | Rae Wee |Jacqueline Wong |Neil Fullick
Asia shares track Wall St, rise on possible shift in US trade policy
Stock futures suggest weak opening for Europe
Euro zone inflation data due later on Tuesday
SINGAPORE, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Asia's shares followed Wall Street's positive lead on Tuesday as some investors hoped U.S. President-elect Donald Trump would adopt less aggressive tariffs than previously thought when he takes office.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
gurutrade.com | Tom Westbrook |Neil Fullick |Christopher Cushing
Dollar/yen hits 153.88
Dollar index eyes largest monthly rise since 2022
AUD, NZD touch 2-1/2 month lows
SINGAPORE, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The yen sank to a three-month low on Monday as investors figured the loss of a parliamentary majority for Japan's ruling coalition in weekend elections would slow interest rate rises, while the U.S. dollar headed for a monthly gain on rising Treasury yields.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
gurutrade.com | Rae Wee |Vidya Ranganathan |Neil Fullick |Jacqueline Wong
SINGAPORE, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Mainland Chinese stocks returned from an extended break with a roaring start on Tuesday, though the optimism did not spill into regional share markets as Beijing fell short on delivering more details of its massive stimulus.
Hong Kong stocks, in particular, tumbled on Tuesday, reversing some of the rally they enjoyed while China's markets were closed for the week-long National Day holiday.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
gurutrade.com | Liangping Gao |Ryan Woo |Neil Fullick
BEIJING, Aug 5(Reuters) - Growth in China's services activity accelerated in July helped by new orders, although momentum in overseas demand eased to its slowest pace in 11 months, a private-sector survey showed on Monday.
The Caixin/S&P Global services purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 52.1 from 51.2 in June, pointing to expansion for the 19th straight month.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
gurutrade.com | Kevin Yao |Neil Fullick
BEIJING, Aug 2 (Reuters) - China should ramp up its fiscal stimulus to spur economic growth and set a firm inflation target to prevent the country falling into a "low inflation trap", a central bank policy adviser said in remarks seen on Friday.
China's leaders signalled this week that fiscal support for the rest of the year will "focus on consumption", aiming to boost incomes and social welfare, following plans to use funds from government bonds to finance trade-ins on consumer goods.
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
gurutrade.com | Leika Kihara |Stephen Coates |Neil Fullick
TOKYO, July 19 (Reuters) - Japan's government cut this year's growth forecast on Friday as consumption took a hit from rising import costs due to a weak yen, highlighting the fragile nature of the economic recovery.
But it projected growth to accelerate next year on robust capital expenditure and consumption, retaining its view the economy will sustain a domestic demand-led recovery.
