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SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) -China announced plans on Thursday to channel hundreds of billions of yuan annually into shares from state-owned insurers, in the government’s latest effort to support equity markets.…

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Singapore December core inflation at 1.8% y/y, lowest since November 2021

January 23, 2025

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s key consumer price gauge rose 1.8% in December from a year earlier, higher than economist forecasts and the lowest in more than three years, official data…

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S.Africa’s Reserve Bank to cut rates by 25 bps Jan 30 to 7.50%- Reuters poll

January 23, 2025

By Vuyani Ndaba JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The South African Reserve Bank will trim its repo rate next week by a quarter of a percentage point to 7.50% and repeat that…

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Japanese investors boost foreign stock purchases on Fed rate-cut hopes

January 23, 2025

(Reuters) – Japanese investors raised their holdings in foreign stocks, driven by a benign U.S. core inflation report that fuelled expectations of Federal Reserve cuts and boosted global equities, while…

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Factbox-How likely is a Bank of Japan rate hike this week?

January 23, 2025

By Leika Kihara (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan concludes its first policy meeting of the year on Friday with the outcome to be announced days after the inauguration of U.S.…

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American firms in China fearful of US-China trade turmoil at 5-yr high, survey shows

January 23, 2025

By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – More than half of the American businesses in China, the highest level in five years, say they are concerned about a further deterioration in…

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Dollar treads water as Trump tariff clarity, central banks awaited

January 23, 2025

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar steadied against major peers on Thursday, continuing its near paralysis of the past two days before more concrete announcements on tariffs from…

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UBS sees growth moderation in Asia Pacific amid US tariff risks, dollar strength

January 23, 2025

Investing.com– Economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region is likely to face headwinds in 2025 due to potential U.S. tariff increases, a strong dollar, and weaker export demand, UBS analysts said…

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Japan’s exports expand 2.8% in Dec, faster-than-expected

January 23, 2025

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s exports rose for a third straight month in December, data showed on Thursday, suggesting that companies front-loaded shipments ahead of potentially hefty tariffs…

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People leave New Zealand in record numbers in year to November

January 23, 2025

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -People leaving New Zealand hit record levels in the year to November 2024, in another sign of the weakness in the country’s economy that moved…

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China pushes insurers to invest billions in latest move to support market

Singapore December core inflation at 1.8% y/y, lowest since November 2021

S.Africa’s Reserve Bank to cut rates by 25 bps Jan 30 to 7.50%- Reuters poll

Japanese investors boost foreign stock purchases on Fed rate-cut hopes

Factbox-How likely is a Bank of Japan rate hike this week?

American firms in China fearful of US-China trade turmoil at 5-yr high, survey shows

Dollar treads water as Trump tariff clarity, central banks awaited

UBS sees growth moderation in Asia Pacific amid US tariff risks, dollar strength

Japan’s exports expand 2.8% in Dec, faster-than-expected

People leave New Zealand in record numbers in year to November