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1 week ago | gurutrade.com | Kevin Buckland |Jamie Freed |Sam Holmes

TOKYO, May 28 (Reuters) - Demand at an auction of 40-year Japanese government bonds on Wednesday fell to the lowest since July, amid a selloff in so-called super-long debt this month. A measure of demand called the bid-to-cover ratio, which gauges total bids against the amount of securities on offer, sank to 2.2 from 2.9 at the previous sale in March. Japan's Ministry of Finance sold about 500 billion yen ($3.46 billion) of the bonds at Wednesday's auction.

1 week ago | gurutrade.com | Shi Bu |Joe Cash |Sam Holmes |Shri Navaratnam

Jan-Apr industrial profits up 1.4% vs 0.8% in Jan-Mar Government policy support looks to be sustaining industry, analysts More action required to shore up profit growth, official says BEIJING, May 27 (Reuters) - China's industrial profits picked up pace in April, official data showed on Tuesday, giving policymakers cause for optimism that recent stimulus efforts are helping to keep the economy afloat despite trade tensions with the United States.

2 weeks ago | gurutrade.com | Leika Kihara |Sam Holmes |Shri Navaratnam

April core CPI rises 3.5% yr/yr vs f'cast +3.4% Index excluding fresh food, fuel up 3.0% yr/yr in April Services inflation moderate, US tariffs cloud wage outlook Analysts expect inflation to slow back near BOJ target year-end TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - Japan's core inflation accelerated at its fastest annual pace in more than two years in April on steady rises in food costs, data showed on Friday, raising the odds of another interest rate hike by year-end.

3 weeks ago | gurutrade.com | Leika Kihara |Tetsushi Kajimoto |Sam Holmes

Real GDP falls faster than expected Consumption flat, capex rises 1.4% Weak exports weigh on growth Data highlights fragile recovery, complicates BOJ rate hike path TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - Japan's economy shrank for the first time in a year and at a faster pace than expected, data for the March quarter showed on Friday, underscoring the fragile nature of its recovery now under threat from U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies.

4 weeks 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.