DUBLIN, Aug 4 Reuters Growth in Ireland39;s services sector accelerated for the first time in four months in July, a survey showed on Thursday, bucking the deteriorating trend seen across the euro zone as a whole and in neighbouring Britain. The AIB SP Global Purchasing Managers39; Index PMI rose to 56.3 from 55.6 in June, […]

SHANGHAI, Aug 4 Reuters Foreign investors continued to cut holdings in Chinese bonds in July and dumped equities for the first time in four months, according to a report by the Institute of International Finance IIF. Emerging markets posted a fifth straight month of portfolio outflows, setting the longest such streak in records going back […]

Exports median forecast 11.65 yy prior month 15.2 Imports median forecast 15.85 yy prior month 19.2 Balance median forecast 4.49 bln prior month 4.64 bln CPI median forecast 3.51 yy prior month 3.59 TAIPEI, Aug 4 Reuters Taiwan39;s exports likely rose for the 25th straight month in July though at a slower pace than in […]

NEW DELHI, Aug 4 Reuters Russia became India39;s thirdlargest coal supplier in July, with imports rising by over a fifth compared with June to a record 2.06 million tonnes, data from Indian consultancy Coalmint showed. Russia has historically been the sixthlargest supplier of coal to India, behind Indonesia, South Africa, Australia, and the United States, […]

Aug 4 Reuters Australia39;s Big Four banks raised their home loan variable interest rates on Thursday, after the country39;s central bank hiked rates earlier this week. Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, National Australia Bank and Westpac Banking Corp increased their mortgage rates to match the hike announced by the central bank. The new […]