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India central bank gov says priority is inflation, but growth important – ET
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India's primary focus is to bring inflation down closer to target but it cannot disregard the concerns around growth, governor Shaktikanta Das told newspaper Eco...
May 27, 2022
Hong Kong seeks to revive global banking status with major summit
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's central bank plans to hold a major conference in November it hopes will draw global banking bosses, sources said, as the financial hub seeks to welco...
May 26, 2022
Hong Kong home prices reverse 3-month drop to climb 0.5% in April
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong private home prices reversed a three-month decline in April, the latest official data showed on Friday, as the financial hub stabilised after COVID-related woes and hom...
May 26, 2022
High gas prices, energy security fears impede decarbonisation push
By Florence Tan and Joyce Lee DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Energy security has become a top priority for importers as forecasts of tighter gas supplies and volatile prices in the next few years are ...
May 26, 2022
Japan PM Kishida says debate on capital gains tax still on
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday that his government continued to debate capital gains tax as "one of the issues". The debate on whether to adopt the taxation has...
May 26, 2022
Japan Apr factory output seen posting first fall in 3 months on China lockdown – Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory output likely fell in April for the first time in three months as some manufacturers took a hit from strict COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai and other industrial centre...
May 26, 2022
Dollar sinks to one-month low amid easing Fed rate hike bets
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar sank to a one-month low versus major peers on Friday as traders lowered Federal Reserve rate hike expectations amid signs the central bank might slo...
May 26, 2022
POSCO Chemical plans to invest in $633 million battery materials plant with GM
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's POSCO Chemical Co Ltd said on Friday it plans to invest in a $633 million battery cathode materials plant in Canada with U.S. automaker General Motors Co (GM). The Sout...
May 26, 2022
White House welcomes Fiji to its Indo-Pacific economic plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fiji is joining U.S. President Joe Biden's Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), the White House said on Thursday, making it the first Pacific Island country in the plan that ...
May 26, 2022
Asia shares join global rebound as Fed hike fears ease, China tech boost
By Stella Qiu and Kevin Buckland BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares extended overnight global gains thanks to strong results from regional tech firms and U.S. retailers, while investors also took ...
May 26, 2022
