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S&P affirms "AA+" credit rating for US, cites economic resilience
4+ hour, 52+ min ago (111+ words) June 26 " S&P Global affirmed its "AA+" credit rating for "the U. S. "on Friday, saying the economy's resilience supported solid fiscal revenue collection. "Broad "revenue "buoyancy, including "solid tariff income, "should help mitigate the risk of fiscal slippage," it said "in…...
Australia employment rebounds in May, jobless rate eases from 4-1/2-year high
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (381+ words) SYDNEY, June 25 (Reuters) " Australian employment rebounded in May while the jobless rate eased from four-and-a-half-year highs, data showed on Thursday, a sign of resilience that could support a further lift in interest "rates if needed. Separate data showed household spending…...
NY Fed official plays down new FOMC language on ample reserves system
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (409+ words) JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, June 24 (Reuters) " A Federal Reserve Bank of New York official involved in implementing monetary policy cautioned on Wednesday against reading too much into language in last week's "Federal Open Market Committee meeting that addressed how the…...
Hawkish BOJ policymaker calls for rate hike once every few months
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (458+ words) KOBE, Japan, June 25 (Reuters) " The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates once every few months and stand ready to speed up the pace of hikes, hawkish board member Naoki Tamura said, highlighting the bank's focus on "inflationary risks from…...
First Quantum's shuttered mine passes audit, as Panama weighs restart
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (283+ words) PANAMA CITY, June 19 (Reuters) " A government-commissioned audit of First Quantum Minerals" shuttered Cobre Panama mine found the project broadly compliant with its environmental, legal and operational obligations, "handing the company a potential boost on Friday as Panama "weighs whether to…...
UK inflation unexpectedly holds at 13-month low before Bo E rates decision
1+ week, 2+ day ago (477+ words) By David Milliken and Suban Abdulla LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) " British inflation unexpectedly held at 2. 8% for May, unchanged from the 13-month low reached in April, official figures showed on Wednesday, a day before the Bank of England will announce its next…...
Japan manufacturers" sentiment rises for second month on chip-driven demand: Reuters Poll
1+ week, 3+ day ago (359+ words) TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) " Japanese manufacturers" sentiment improved for the second consecutive month in June, as persistent semiconductor demand supported chemicals and machinery makers, the latest Reuters Tankan survey "showed. The monthly poll, a leading indicator of the Bank of "Japan…...
ECB policymakers see first of several rate hikes in June, sources say
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (40+ words) FRANKFURT, April 30 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers are likely to raise interest rates at least twice, starting at their next meeting "in June, unless a favourable resolution to the Iran conflict quickly drags energy prices to pre-war l. .....
QUOTES-Bank of England policymakers set out views on rates outlook in minutes of April meeting
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (706+ words) LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - The Bank of England left interest rates on hold for the third meeting in a row and policymakers were divided on where borrowing costs are likely to head as it gauges the extent of the inflationary shock…...
DOLLAR/YEN DROPS AS MUCH AS 3% TO 155. 5, LOWEST SINCE EARLY MARCH
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (13+ words) ...