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Rosy wage outlook, weak yen drawing BOJ attention to inflation risks By Reuters

Rosy wage outlook, weak yen drawing BOJ attention to inflation risks By Reuters

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Prospects of sustained wage gains in Japan and the boost to import costs from a weak yen have heightened attention within the central bank to rising inflationary pressures that…

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Global yield fever cools, but EM conditions tighten By Reuters

Global yield fever cools, but EM conditions tighten By Reuters

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.  Investors in Asia approach the end of a bumpy week hoping that the relative calm that descended on the dollar and…

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UK firms plan to raise prices and cut employment after tax hike, BoE survey shows By Reuters

UK firms plan to raise prices and cut employment after tax hike, BoE survey shows By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) – British businesses expect to raise prices and reduce headcount in response to an increase in employers’ social security contributions that will take effect in April, a Bank of England survey showed on…

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Rising Treasury yields prompt more US corporate bond issuance By Reuters

Rising Treasury yields prompt more US corporate bond issuance By Reuters

By Shankar Ramakrishnan and Matt Tracy (Reuters) – U.S. corporate debt markets continued to be peppered by new bond offerings on Wednesday as rising Treasury yields increased demand for debt and pushed companies to get…

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La Société de garantie du Gabon couvrira 50% des prêts de la BCEG aux PME

La Société de garantie du Gabon couvrira 50% des prêts de la BCEG aux PME

(Agence Ecofin) – Ce dispositif vise à faciliter l’accès au crédit pour les entrepreneurs gabonais, en soutenant la réalisation des projets à forte valeur ajoutée, dans un contexte où les PME peinent à obtenir des…

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German real estate deals edge up in 2024, 2025 still seen muted By Reuters

German real estate deals edge up in 2024, 2025 still seen muted By Reuters

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A key indicator of the health of Germany’s property sector improved last year and will make modest gains in 2025, though the next twelve months will continue to be challenging, reports by…

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US CFTC chair Behnam to step down as Trump takes office By Reuters

US CFTC chair Behnam to step down as Trump takes office By Reuters

(Reuters) -U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair Rostin Behnam will step down when President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20, the agency said on Tuesday, paving the way for Trump to appoint his own…

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Vietnam central bank to keep flexible monetary policy, monitor Trump policies By Reuters

Vietnam central bank to keep flexible monetary policy, monitor Trump policies By Reuters

HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam will maintain a flexible monetary policy aimed at controlling inflation, while authorities will monitor the policies of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in order to adjust domestic policies accordingly, its central bank…

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Trump tariff doubt swirls, JGB yields in rarified air By Reuters

Trump tariff doubt swirls, JGB yields in rarified air By Reuters

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.  Risk appetite in Asia should get a lift on Tuesday, as the feel-good factor sparked the previous day by a report…

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Musk turns on UK’s Farage and says he should quit as Reform party leader By Reuters

Musk turns on UK’s Farage and says he should quit as Reform party leader By Reuters

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Elon Musk said Nigel Farage should quit as leader of Britain’s right-wing Reform UK party in an abrupt withdrawal of support by the U.S. billionaire for the Brexit campaigner who…

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