Fed is aligned on rate cuts, but upcoming data will shape the pace
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve did not have full consensus when it voted last week to reduce interest rates by half of a percentage point, with…
Futures slip as investors await key inflation report
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday, as investors exercised caution ahead of a crucial inflation report which could sway expectations on the size of upcoming interest rate…
Poor euro zone data flow keeps adding to case for ECB rate cut
By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Inflation has eased more than expected in two of the euro zone’s biggest economies and the German jobs market has continued to cool this…
Japan’s incoming PM Ishiba calls for need to end deflation
By Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday stressed the need for the country’s economy to fully emerge from deflation. Revitalising…
US rate cut, China stimulus spark hope for more Asia private equity deals
By Yantoultra Ngui and Kane Wu SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. interest rate cuts and China’s economic stimulus package for markets will be conducive to private equity deals in Asia, with…
Fed is aligned on rate cuts, but upcoming data will shape the pace
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve did not have full consensus when it voted last week to reduce interest rates by half of a percentage point, with…
Futures slip as investors await key inflation report
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday, as investors exercised caution ahead of a crucial inflation report which could sway expectations on the size of upcoming interest rate…
Poor euro zone data flow keeps adding to case for ECB rate cut
By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Inflation has eased more than expected in two of the euro zone’s biggest economies and the German jobs market has continued to cool this…
Euro zone consumers trim inflation expectations to lowest in 3 years
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone consumers have trimmed their inflation expectations for the next 12 months to the lowest level in three years, a European Central Bank poll showed on…
China’s coast guard says Philippine vessel took supplies to Second Thomas Shoal
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s coast guard said on Friday the Philippines sent a civilian ship to ferry daily necessities to a warship at the Second Thomas Shoal that Beijing says…