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Japan tempers yen warnings despite renewed slide towards key 160 level
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, June 2 (Reuters) - Japanese financial authorities held back from stepping up verbal warnings on the yen on Tuesday even as it neared the key 160-per-dollar mark, a restraint ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
Oil slips after Trump says talks with Iran are ongoing
By Pooja Menon and Siyi Liu June 2 (Reuters) - Oil prices trended lower on Tuesday following the previous session's sharp gains as the market remained cautious about progress in U.S.-Iran peace talks....
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
Asia stocks recover as AI optimism offsets Middle East anxiety
By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, June 2 (Reuters) - Asian stocks found their footing in unsteady trading on Tuesday as investors shrugged off doubts about the durability of a Middle East ceasefire t...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
Fitch Ratings to withdraw NZ's Fonterra ratings after it ends engagement
June 2 (Reuters) - Fitch Ratings said on Tuesday it planned to withdraw its ratings on Fonterra Co-operative Group, days after the dairy producer announced it would cease its engagement with the credi...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
Australia lifts minimum wage by 4.75% as inflation reaccelerates
By Renju Jose and Stella Qiu SYDNEY, June 2 (Reuters) - Australia's independent wage-setting body on Tuesday said the country's 2.8 million lower-paid workers will get a 4.75% pay rise from July, a nu...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
US jury finds investor Andrew Left guilty of securities fraud
By Michelle Price June 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. jury found prominent investor Andrew Left guilty of securities fraud on Monday, the Justice Department said, in a blow to a divisive cohort of short sellers...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
From hiking to hotpot, lonely consumers in China fuel a $7.4 billion companionship economy
(500 billion yuan in paragraph 4 changed to 50 billion) By Sophie Yu and Casey Hall BEIJING, June 2 (Reuters) - On the stone steps leading up Mount Tai, one of China's best-known peaks, hikers can boo...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
SEC defends Musk settlement over Twitter, saying it reflects 'compromises'
By Jonathan Stempel June 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission defended its settlement with Elon Musk over his purchase of Twitter shares, saying it reflected "compromises" and was...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
Japan considering rolling out sales tax cut in April 2027, Mainichi reports
TOKYO, June 2 (Reuters) - Japan is considering rolling out a two-year cut to an 8% levy on food sales from April next year, the Mainichi newspaper reported on Monday, citing an unnamed government exec...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
Coca-Cola explores listing of India bottling unit in 2027
June 1 (Reuters) - Coca-Cola said on Monday it was exploring a potential initial public offering in India for Hindustan Coca-Cola Holdings, the parent of its largest bottler in the country. The bevera...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026




