April export orders 5.5 yy vs 3.8 poll forecast Export orders from China 16.9 yy vs 9.1 in March Ministry sees May orders between 1.1 and 1.7 yy TAIPEI, May 20 Reuters Taiwan39;s export orders a bellwether for global technology demand fell for the first time in 25 months in April, taking a largerthanexpected hit […]

NEW DELHI, May 19 Reuters India is considering allowing traders to ship out some of their wheat sitting at ports after a sudden ban on exports of the grain prevented dealers from loading cargoes, trade and government sources said on Thursday. New Delhi banned wheat exports on Saturday, as an intense heat wave hit output […]

NEW DELHI, May 19 Reuters India has asked its federal power regulator to allow power generators to import up to 30 of the country39;s coal requirement until March next year, according to a power ministry letter seen by Reuters. India had asked utilities to import 10 of its total requirement, or about 38 million tonnes, […]

Global tide of tightening comes faster than expected IMF Widening gap in interest rates behind yen weakness Echoes view on balance yen depreciation helps Japan TOKYO, May 20 Reuters Asian economies must be mindful of spillover risks as a decade of unconventional easing policies by major central banks is unwound faster than expected, International Monetary […]

Indonesia to lift palm oil export ban on Monday, May 23 Local sales requirement to secure cooking oil supplyminister Indonesia to keep 10 mln tonnes of cooking oil at home Export ban has cut palm fruit price by 70 farmers group JAKARTA, May 20 Reuters Indonesia will reimpose a domestic sales requirement on palm oil, […]

LONDON, May 23 Reuters Asking prices for houses in Britain surged again in May, pushed up by a lack of new homes coming to the market rather than strong demand which looks set to fade as the costofliving crunch tightens, a survey showed on Monday. Property search website Rightmove said asking prices for property put […]

SINGAPORE, May 23 Reuters Singapore39;s key consumer price gauge rose in April at its fastest pace in a decade, driven by higher inflation for food, official data showed on Monday. The core inflation rate the central bank39;s favoured price measure rose to 3.3 in April on a yearonyear basis, the highest since February 2012. A […]

Inflation at multiyear high Companies say surging input costs force price hikes Prices hikes start to crush demand in the countryside NEW DELHI, May 20 Reuters Surging inflation is forcing many poor Indians to rein in spending, threatening a slowdown for companies such as Godrej Appliances which saw bumper sales as recently as March and […]