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Russian central bank cuts key rate by 25 bps to 14% as Ukrainian drones hit economy
10+ hour, 58+ min ago (576+ words) By Elena Fabrichnaya and Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW, July 24 (Reuters) – The Russian central bank cut its benchmark interest rate to 14% on Friday from 14.25% despite a spike in inflation linked to Ukrainian drone attacks on major oil refineries and e-commerce warehouses. The…...
UK firms report first growth in three months, cost pressures ease – PMIs
19+ hour, 37+ min ago (474+ words) LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) – British firms reported their first growth in three months in July, helped by a brief respite in the Iran war, and were the most upbeat since the conflict began, according to a survey that may provide early…...
Exclusive-BOJ likely to keep inflation warning but expect no big build-up in risks, sources say
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (701+ words) TOKYO, July 24 (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan will likely maintain its warning over the risk of inflation overshooting its 2% target next week, but signal that those risks have not increased significantly from three months ago, three sources familiar with its…...
Australia jobs blow past expectations in June, cements bets of another rate rise
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (478+ words) SYDNEY, July 23 (Reuters) – Australian employment surged past all expectations in June, data showed on Thursday, in a sign of economic resilience that had markets wagering another hike in interest rates would be needed to restrain inflation. The upbeat data sent…...
Samsung Biologics to launch $1.8 billion all-cash bid for PolyPeptide
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (248+ words) July 20 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Samsung Biologics will launch a 1.46 billion Swiss francs ($1.81 billion) all-cash bid for Swiss contract drugmaker PolyPeptide, the companies said in separate statements. The offer at 44.31 Swiss francs per share represents a premium of about 6.1% to PolyPeptide’s…...
As Fed Chair Warsh sticks to policy silence, colleagues voice their views
1+ week, 2+ day ago (879+ words) July 15 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh this week declared his determination to bring inflation down without hinting at how, even as colleagues publicly laid out their own views on the economic outlook and interest rates. The contrast highlights the…...
BOK hikes rates for first time in 3-1/2 years, signals more
1+ week, 2+ day ago (510+ words) By Cynthia Kim and Jihoon Lee SEOUL, July 16 (Reuters) – South Korea’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in three-and-a-half years on Thursday and flagged more to come, as brisk growth in Asia’s fourth-largest economy fanned…...
BOJ may face pressure to ramp up bond-buying if yields spike, ex-central bank policymaker says
1+ week, 2+ day ago (622+ words) TOKYO, July 16 (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan may face political pressure to ramp up bond buying if the benchmark 10-year yield breaks above the key 3% threshold and puts Premier Sanae Takaichi’s fiscal policy on the line, former central bank policymaker…...
US producer prices post largest drop in 14 months; inflation risks still tilted to the upside
1+ week, 2+ day ago (814+ words) WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) – U.S. producer prices unexpectedly fell in June, posting their biggest decline in 14 months amid a pullback in the cost of energy products, further evidence that inflation was subsiding before the recent escalation in the Middle East conflict....
Dollar struggles as softer inflation dims Fed hike bets
1+ week, 3+ day ago (482+ words) HONG KONG, July 15 (Reuters) – The dollar extended its weakness on Wednesday after tumbling from a two-week high, as softer-than-expected inflation data curbed bets on a near-term Federal Reserve rate hike, despite concerns that elevated oil prices could fuel inflation risks....