April wholesale prices rise 10.0 yryr vs f39;cast 9.4 Yen39;s drop pushes up import prices, hurt companies Core CPI on Friday seen rising faster than BOJ39;s target in April TOKYO, May 16 Reuters Japan39;s wholesale prices in April jumped 10 from the same month a year earlier, data showed on Monday, rising at a record […]

BEIJING, May 16 Reuters China39;s statistics bureau on Monday said it expects China39;s economy to improve in May and that a recovery in consumption would quicken. China is steadily pushing forward production resumption in COVIDhit areas, said Fu Linghui, spokesman for the National Bureau of Statistics, adding that China39;s economy would maintain a relatively sound […]

LONDON, May 16 Reuters Britain39;s energy regulator Ofgem said on Monday it planned to review a price cap on consumer bills every quarter rather than twice a year to reflect the volatile price swings in the market. Britain introduced a price cap in 2019 to prevent companies from overcharging consumers, but surges in wholesale markets […]

NOIDA, India, May 16 Reuters For construction worker Yogendra Tundre, life at a building site on the outskirts of the Indian capital New Delhi is hard enough. This year, record high temperatures are making it unbearable. As India grapples with an unprecedented heatwave, the country39;s vast majority of poor workers, who generally work outdoors, are […]

April industrial output unexpectedly falls yy April retail sales falls faster than expected Nationwide jobless rate highest since Feb 2020 Fixed asset investment growth slower than f39;cast BEIJING, May 16 Reuters China39;s retail and factory activity fell sharply in April as wide COVID19 lockdowns confined workers and consumers to their homes and severely disrupted supply […]

April property investment 10.1 yy vs 2.4 in March Sales by value 46.6 yy vs 26.17 yy in March China mortgage loan rate cut may have limited impact analyst BEIJINGHONG KONG, May 16 Reuters China39;s property sales in April fell at their fastest pace in around 16 years as COVID19 lockdowns further cooled demand despite […]