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Japan’s services prices rebound but outlook clouded by new COVID-19 curbs
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's services prices showed signs of a pick-up in March as advertising and transportation fees rose, data showed on Monday, suggesting the economy was recovering m...
Apr 25, 2021
Dollar holds weak bias on expectations Powell will shun tapering
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar nursed losses against most currencies on Monday amid speculation that U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will shun talk of tapering bond purchase...
Apr 25, 2021
Asian shares near 6-week highs, eyes on Fed, U.S. GDP
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose for a third straight session on Monday as risk appetite was aided by recent data showing the world economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic ...
Apr 25, 2021
For China’s property developers, Hong Kong is becoming Shenzhen’s backyard
By Clare Jim Chinese property developers have turned their sights to Hong Kong's border districts as mainlanders from neighbouring boomtown Shenzhen consider parts of the former British colony as a mo...
Apr 25, 2021
Turkish lira nears record low after cenbank comment, U.S. ‘genocide’ move
By Ece Toksabay and Jonathan Spicer ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's lira edged lower in early trading on Monday, adding to a recent slide and nearing an all-time low as a chill settled on relations with...
Apr 25, 2021
UK economy set to grow faster than the U.S. this year -Goldman
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain looks set to see faster economic growth than the United States this year as the country races ahead with its vaccination programme after its slump in 2020, Goldman Sachs sai...
Apr 25, 2021
EXCLUSIVE-Worker group alleges unsafe practices at Marathon Minnesota refinery
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) - Inadequate safety standards at Marathon Petroleum's St. Paul Park refinery in Minnesota have caused avoidable hydrocarbon and chemical releases that pose a threat to the ...
Apr 25, 2021
China plans on boosting domestic consumption in May
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - China will launch a series of activities next month to boost domestic consumption, including an expo on consumer goods in the southern province of Hainan, the comme...
Apr 25, 2021
As Bank of Canada turns hawkish, investors retool for higher rates outlook
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - Investors in Canada are shunning interest-rate sensitive stocks, seeking inflation protection and betting on a steeper yield curve as the Bank of Canada leads globa...
Apr 25, 2021
Key U.S. Senate Democrat favors smaller infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Joe Manchin on Sunday said he opposes using a maneuver that would enable his party to pass U.S. President Joe Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal wi...
Apr 25, 2021
