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6 days ago | 
gurutrade.com | Joe Cash |Yukun Zhang |Sam Holmes
April exports growth slows, but still faster than expected
Helped by demand from markets rushing to beat Trump tariff pause
China, US to hold tariff talks in Switzerland on Saturday
BEIJING, May 9 (Reuters) - China's exports beat forecasts in April, buoyed by demand for materials from overseas manufacturers who rushed out goods to make the most of U.S. President Donald Trump's 90-day tariff pause.
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6 days ago | 
gurutrade.com | Makiko Yamazaki |Christopher Cushing |Sam Holmes
TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan policymakers were divided in March over how soon the central bank should raise interest rates again as uncertainty stemming from U.S. tariff policies heightened, minutes of their meeting showed on Thursday.
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1 week ago | 
gurutrade.com | Stella Qiu |Shri Navaratnam |Sam Holmes
Trump set to announce trade deal with Britain, media report says
News lift Wall Street, European stock futures
Investors await US-China trade talks on Saturday
Markets scale back chance of June, July Fed rate cut
SYDNEY, May 8 (Reuters) - Shares in Asia rose on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump flagged a first trade deal in his global tariff war, while the dollar held most of its overnight gains as markets pushed out the chance of near-term rate cuts.
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1 week ago | 
gurutrade.com | Kantaro Komiya |Sam Holmes
TOKYO, May 7 (Reuters) - Japan's service sector activity returned to growth in April after stagnating the previous month, helped by improved orders, a stark contrast to continued weakness in manufacturing, a business survey showed on Wednesday.
The final au Jibun Bank Japan Services purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 52.4 in April from the neutral 50.0 level in March.
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1 week ago | 
gurutrade.com | Shri Navaratnam |Sam Holmes |Kim Coghill
SHANGHAI, May 6 (Reuters) - China's yuan finished the domestic trading session at a six-month high against the dollar on Tuesday, underpinned by an unwinding of carry trades and a broader rush out of U.S. assets and back into Asia.
The onshore yuan ended the domestic session at 7.2169 per dollar, the strongest such close since November 11, 2024 and up 0.76% on the day.
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2 weeks ago | 
gurutrade.com | Rae Wee |Shri Navaratnam |Sam Holmes
Concerns over global growth outlook undermine market mood
Oil tumbles more than 1%
China's factory activity falls sharply as Trump tariffs bite
Dollar set for worst month in over two years
SINGAPORE, April 30 (Reuters) - Shares struggled for direction on Wednesday and oil prices slid as relief over a potential easing of global trade tensions was upset by a worsening economic outlook and signs corporates were feeling the pain from Donald Trump's tariffs.
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1 month ago | 
gurutrade.com | Qiaoyi Li |Ryan Woo |Sam Holmes
CPI falls in March, missing forecasts
PPI falls at fastest pace in four months
Deflationary pressures to deepen in months ahead, analyst says
BEIJING, April 10 (Reuters) - China's consumer prices fell for the second straight month in March while factory-gate deflation worsened, as an escalating U.S. trade war heightened worries about mounting piles of unsold exports that could drive domestic prices even lower.
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1 month ago | 
gurutrade.com | Liang-Sa Loh |Ben Blanchard |Christopher Cushing |Sam Holmes
TAIPEI, March 26 (Reuters) - Taiwan's central bank on Wednesday defended the island's trade and currency record ahead of possible tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump, saying the high current account surplus was a structural problem and Washington understood that.
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2 months ago | 
today.westlaw.com | Sam Holmes |Leslie Adler |Daniel Wiessner
(Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Friday said the Trump administration could temporarily implement a ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs at federal agencies and businesses with government contracts, which had been blocked by a judge.
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2 months ago | 
arizonadigitalfreepress.com | Stephen Nellis |Leslie Adler |Sam Holmes
Workers are seen in front of a “High NA EUV” lithography system at an Intel facility in Hillsboro, Oregon, U.S. in this handout image obtained by Reuters on April 19, 2024. (Intel Corporation/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo)By Stephen Nellis | REUTERSIntel on Monday said that the first two cutting-edge lithography machines from ASML Holding are “in production” at its factories, with early data indicating they are more reliable than earlier models.
